procession

Meanings

Noun

• The act of progressing or proceeding.
• A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.
• A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time).
• Litanies said in procession and not kneeling.
• The rapid dismissal of a series of batsmen.

Verb

• To take part in a procession.
• To honour with a procession.
• To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of (lands).

Related

Similar words

• process

Origin

• From Middle English processioun, borrowed from Old French pourciession, from Latin prōcessiō ("a marching forward, an advance, in Late Latin a religious procession"), from prōcēdere, past participle prōcessus; see proceed.