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Definition: Cess
Cess
\Cess\, n. [For sess, conts. from
Assess.]
1. A rate or tax. [Obs. or Prof. Eng. & Scot.] --Spenser.
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2. Bound; measure. [Obs.]
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The poor jade is wrung in the withers out of all
cess. --Shak.
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Cess
\Cess\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Cessed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Cessing.]
To rate; to tax; to assess. --Spenser.
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Cess
\Cess\, v. i. [F. cesser. See
Cease.]
To cease; to neglect. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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