Bible Dictionaries
Recession

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.

(2):

(n.) The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Recession'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/recession.html. 1828.