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Webster 1913 Edition

Secede

Se′cede′

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Seceded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Seceding
.]
[L.
secedere
,
secessum
; pref
se-
aside +
cedere
to go, move. See
Cede
.]
To withdraw from fellowship, communion, or association; to separate one’s self by a solemn act; to draw off; to retire; especially, to withdraw from a political or religious body.

Webster 1828 Edition

Secede

SECE'DE

,
Verb.
I.
[L. secedo; se, from, and cedo, to move. Se is an inseparable preposition or prefix in Latin, but denoting departure or separation.] To withdraw from fellowship, communion or association; to separate ones's self; as, certain ministers seceded from the church of Scotland about the year 1733.

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