recede

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 372 words | Copyright

recede retire from a place. XV. — L. recēdere, f. RE- + cēdere go, CEDE.
So recess †retirement, withdrawal XVI; (period of) retirement from occupation; retired, receding, or inner part XVII. — L. recessus. recession retirement. XVII (whence recessional (hymn) sung during the retirement of clergy, etc., after a service (XIX)). — L.

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