retroˈcessive, a.
[f. ppl. stem of L. retrōcēdĕre: see retrocede v.1 and v.2]
a. Retrograde. b. Characterized by restoration of territory.
| 1816 T. L. Peacock Headlong Hall x, ‘All things,’ says Virgil, ‘have a retrocessive tendency’. 1869 Wilmot & Chase Ann. Cape Colony 439 The fifth Kafir war... Fitting legacy of the retrocessive policy of 1836! |