Cĕnse1, n.
n. [O. Fr. cense, N. Fr. cens, It., Sp., & Pg. censo, Pr. ces, ses, from Lat. census. See CENSUS.]
- A public rate or tax. [Obs.] Bacon.
- Condition; rank. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Cense
Cĕnse2, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. CENSED; p. pr. & vb. n. CENSING.] [Abbreviated from incense, q. v.] To perfume with odors from burning substances.
*The Salii sing and cense his altars round With Saban smoke. Dryden.*