retrocede

[ re-truh-seed ]

/ ˌrɛ trəˈsid /

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verb (used with object), ret·ro·ced·ed, ret·ro·ced·ing.

to cede back: to retrocede a territory.

Insurance. (of a reinsurance company) to cede (all or part of a reinsured risk) to another reinsurance company.

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Origin of retrocede

First recorded in 1810–20; retro- + cede

OTHER WORDS FROM retrocede

ret·ro·ced·ence, ret·ro·ces·sion

[re-truh-sesh-uh n] /ˌrɛ trəˈsɛʃ ən/, noun

Words nearby retrocede

retroactive inhibition, retrobulbar, retrobulbar anesthesia, retrobulbar neuritis, retrocalcaneobursitis, retrocede, retrocedent gout, retrocession, retrocessionaire, retrochoir, retroclusion

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Example sentences from the Web for retrocession

By the retrocession of Alexandria, a little more than fifty years after, the corner stone was no longer within the district.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The account was made up, the balance was struck, and the retrocession of Louisbourg was the price of peace.
A Historical Geography of the British Colonies|Charles Prestwood Lucas
They were not appeased by the retrocession of 1881, which they ascribed solely to British fear of a civil war in South Africa.
Impressions of South Africa|James Bryce
No; the people of the trans-Alleghany country could not remain silent and unprotesting witnesses to the retrocession of Louisiana.
Jefferson and his Colleagues|Allen Johnson

Mr. S. concluded by declaring that the act of retrocession would have no effect upon his mind as to staying here.
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16)|Thomas Hart Benton

British Dictionary definitions for retrocession

retrocede

/ (ˌrɛtrəʊˈsiːd) /

verb

(tr) to give back; return

(intr) to go back or retire; recede

Derived forms of retrocede

retrocession (ˌrɛtrəʊˈsɛʃən) or retrocedence, nounretrocessive or retrocedent, adjective

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Medical definitions for retrocession

retrocession

[ rĕt′rō-sĕsh′ən ]

n.

A relapse, as of a disease.

Cessation of the external symptoms of a disease, followed by signs of involvement of an internal organ or part.

Backward displacement of the uterus or other organ.

retrocede

verb (used with object), ret·ro·ced·ed, ret·ro·ced·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for retrocession

verb

Derived forms of retrocede

Medical definitions for retrocession

n.