decession

noun — 2 senses

decession

noun

UK /dɪˈsɛʃən/

Etymology From Latin decessio, from decedere (“to depart”). See decease (noun).

1

Obsolete departure; decrease

So implying the necessity of a bishop to govern in their absence or decession any ways.1647, Jeremy Taylor, The Sacred Order and Offices of Episcopacy.:

2

The reverse, or building up opposed to a recession.

Antonyms: accession

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