Se-cĕs'sion-ist, n.
n. 1. One who upholds secession. 2. (U. S. Hist.) One who holds to, assents to, or defends, the right of a State to separate from the Union of States at its will.
n. 1. One who upholds secession. 2. (U. S. Hist.) One who holds to, assents to, or defends, the right of a State to separate from the Union of States at its will.