Procession | Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Pro·cĕs'sion, n.

noun

(-sĕsh'un), n. [Lat. processio, It. processione, Sp. procesion, Pr. processio, Fr. procession. See PROCEED.] 1. The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; continuous course; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress. Yet proof is here of men's unquenched desire That the procession of their life might be More equable, majestic, pure, and free. Trench. 2. That which is moving onward in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of individuals advancing in order; a ceremonious train; a retinue. Here come the townsmen in procession. Shak.

Pro·cĕs’sion, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [Lat. procedere, to go on or over. See supra.] (Law.) To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of, as lands. “To procession the lands of such persons as desire it.” Burrill. [Local in North Carolina and Tennessee.]

Pro·cēs'sion, v. i.

verbintransitive

To go or march in procession. [Rare.]