[pro.ces.sion] n [ME processioun, fr. OF procession, fr. LL & L; LL procession-, processio religious procession, fr. L, act of proceeding, fr. procedere] (12c) 1 a: a group of individuals moving along in an orderly often ceremonial way b: succession, sequence
2. a: continuous forward movement: progression b: emanation "the Holy Spirit's ~ from the Father"
[2]procession vi (1691) archaic: to go in procession