RECCHELES
Rec"che*les, a.
Defn: Reckless. [Obs.] Chaucer.
RECEDE
Re*cede", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Receded; p. pr. & vb. n. Receding.]
Etym: [L. recedere, recessum; pref. re- re- + cedere to go, to go
along: cf. F. recéder. See Cede.]
1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
Like the hollow roar Of tides receding from the instituted shore.
Dryden.
All bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede from the center.
Bentley.
2. To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand or proposition.
Syn.
— To retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw; desist.
RECEDE
Re*cede", v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + cede. Cf. Recede, v. t.]
Defn: To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory.
RECEIPT Re*ceipt", n. Etym: [OE. receite, OF. recete, recepte, F. recette, fr. L. recipere, receptum, to receive. See Receive.]
1. The act of receiving; reception. "At the receipt of your letter." Shak.