recedence
(rɪˈsiːdəns)
[f. recede v.1 + -ence: cf. precedence.]
= recession.
| 1859 J. Tomes Dental Surg. 494 The gradual waste of the alveolar processes, accompanied by a corresponding recedence of the gums. 1883 New Eng. Jrnl. Educ. XVII. 329 An age approximating the recedence of the flood. |