retrocede
verb (used without object)
to go back; recede; retire.
retrocession
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a word derived from
retrocede.
Example Sentences
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UK P&I Club said on Dec. 23 that the issue had arisen because of a lack of availability of reinsurance for reinsurers, also known as retrocession.
From Reuters ● Dec. 28, 2022
Bowser has been asked before about the possibility of retrocession.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2021
Rep. Andy Harris, the only Republican in Maryland’s congressional delegation and a longtime opponent to D.C. autonomy, also supports the retrocession proposal.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2021
First Muir beat him on Yosemite retrocession, and then my father stole his granddaughter.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 25, 2016
The fact that there were no Federal office buildings on the Virginia side of the Potomac was used as an argument for the retrocession of this area in mid-19th Century.
From A History of the Boundaries of Arlington County, Virginia by Arlington
