English word procession comes from Latin pro-, Latin cess-, and later Latin procedo (I proceed, advance, appear.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| pro- | Latin (lat) | (prefixed to verbs of utterance) in place of, on behalf of. (temporally) prior, fore-. Action directed forward or in front. Advantage. Bringing into being, forth, or into the open. Downward and forward movement. Forward direction, forward movement. Prominence. |
| cess- | Latin (lat) | |
| procedo | Latin (lat) | I proceed, advance, appear. |
| processio | Latin (lat) | Advance (military). Procession. |
| pourciession | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Procession (line of people following one another). |
| processioun | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| procession | English (eng) | (intransitive) To take part in a procession. (transitive, dated) To honour with a procession.. (transitive, legal, US, North Carolina and Tennessee) To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of (lands). (ecclesiastical, obsolete, in the plural) Litanies said in procession and not kneeling.. A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train [...] |