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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Cess

Cĕss, n.

noun

n. [From O. Fr. cens, Pr. ces, from Lat. census. See CENSUS and CENSE.]

  1. A rate or tax. [Obs.] Spenser.
  2. Bound; measure. [Obs.] “Out of all cess.” Shak.

Cess, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To rate; to lay a tax upon; to tax; to assess. [Obs.] Spenser.

Cĕss, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [Fr. cesser, Pr. cesar, Sp. cesar, It. & Lat. cessare, to cease, v. intens. of Lat. cedere, to go away from, to give place to.]

  1. To cease. [Obs.] Spenser.
  2. To neglect a legal duty. [Obs.] Cowell.