Se-çĕs′/sion, n.

(se-sĕsh′un), n. [Lat. secessio, Fr. sé-cession, Sp. secesion, It. secessione. See SECEDE.]

1. The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association; withdrawal.
2. (U. S. Hist.) The withdrawal, or attempt to withdraw, from the National Union.

Secession Church, in Scotland, and United Secession Church, of later origin. See SECEDER.