Defn: The act or process of secreting.
SECESS
Se*cess", n. Etym: [L. secessus. See Secede.]
Defn: Retirement; retreat; secession. [Obs.] R. H. More.
SECESSION
Se*ces"sion, n. Etym: [L. secessio: cf. F. sécession. See Secede.]
1. The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal.
2. (U.S. Hist.)
Defn: The withdrawal of a State from the national Union. Secession
Church (in Scotland). See Seceder.
SECESSIONISM
Se*ces"sion*ism, n.
Defn: The doctrine or policy of secession; the tenets of secession; the tenets of secessionists.
SECESSIONIST
Se*ces"sion*ist, n.