noun

dēcessĭo

gen. dēcessōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

a going away, departure

a going away, departure (opp. accessio—good prose).

In gen.: is mecum saepe de tua mansione aut decessione communicat, Cic. Fam. 4,… •

In gen.: is mecum saepe de tua mansione aut decessione communicat, Cic. Fam. 4, 4 fin.—

especially

The withdrawal, retirement

The withdrawal, retirement of a magistrate from the province he has governed, Cic. Pis. 36, 89; id. Att. 6, 5 fin.; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1.—

the decrease, diminution, abatement; disappearance ••

Pregn., the decrease, diminution, abatement, or entire disappearance of an object: neque enim ulla decessio fieri poterat neque accessio, Cic. Univ. 6: utrum accessionem decumae an decessionem de summa fecerit, id. Rab. Post. 11, 30 sq.; Dig. 29, 4, 28 fin.: decessio capitis aut accessio, Cic. Div. 2, 15, 36: accessio et decessio febris, Cels. 3, 3 fin.; so id. 2, 4 et saep.—

Decease •

Decease: Juliani, Spart. Did. Jul. 7 fin.— *

the transition, transferring figuratively

Trop.: verborum, the transition, transferring of words from their primary to a derivative meaning, Gell. 13, 29, 1.

Perseus ID: n12473 Key: decessio