# retrocession

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The transfer of risk from one reinsurer to another.
2. The return of land, rights, etc. previously ceded.
3. Metastasis of an eruption or tumour from the surface to the interior of the body.
4. The act of retroceding; a going back.

## Etymology
Compare French rétrocession. See retrocede.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/retrocession