the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
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a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw
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of or relating to receding
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Recessional \Re*ces"sion*al\, a. Of or pertaining to recession or withdrawal.
{Recessional hymn}, a hymn sung in a procession returning from the choir to the robing room; a {recessional}.
recessional \re*ces"sion*al\ (r[-e]*s[e^]sh"[u^]n*al), n. a hymn or other piece of music sung or played while a church congregation is leaving a service, or a choir is returning to the cloak room; a {recessional hymn}. [PJC]
But the sales market was so quiet at the time that examples of non-payment were few and far between. Since the New Year, as asking prices subside steadily to reflect real recessional values, sales volume has started to pick up.