Obs. rare1. [ad. late L. excēssiōn-em, n. of action f. excēdĕre to go out or forth: see EXCEED.] A going out or forth.
1655. Stanley, Hist. Philos., I. VIII. 112. Motion is a mutation of parts, or an excession out of place.
Obs. rare1. [ad. late L. excēssiōn-em, n. of action f. excēdĕre to go out or forth: see EXCEED.] A going out or forth.
1655. Stanley, Hist. Philos., I. VIII. 112. Motion is a mutation of parts, or an excession out of place.