Retrocession
noun
noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The transfer of risk from one reinsurer to another. countable, uncountable
- 2 The return of land, rights, etc. previously ceded. countable, uncountable
- 3 Metastasis of an eruption or tumour from the surface to the interior of the body. countable, uncountable
- 4 The act of retroceding; a going back. countable, uncountable
"For example, suppose the Moon to be placed in 10° of any sign: suppose Saturn to pass over that spot and attain to the 15th degree of the same sign, and there become stationary; that his retrocession carries him back to the 8th degree, […]"
Example
More examples"For example, suppose the Moon to be placed in 10° of any sign: suppose Saturn to pass over that spot and attain to the 15th degree of the same sign, and there become stationary; that his retrocession carries him back to the 8th degree, […]"
Etymology
Compare French rétrocession. See retrocede.
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