degression

Descent, the act of descending.

For your blode this citie made never degression.

Degressive taxation, a system of progressive decreases in a rate of taxation (as tariffs etc.) below certain benchmarks.

Graduated taxation therefore technically includes progression, degression, and regression.

Degressive description, a system of varying descriptions of a book in accordance to its importance or available space.

The principle of degression... It may therefore be worth while to suggest four forms for the description of a book, showing by degressive changes what details may fairly be omitted in short descriptions.

Obsolete spelling of digression.