2. Bound; measure. [Obs.]
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The poor jade is wrung in the withers out of all cess. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
cess — cess·pit; cess·pool; pre·cess; prin·cess·ly; re·cess·er; suc·cess; suc·cess·ful; suc·cess·less; pro·cess·ible; ac·cess; cess; ex·cess; prin·cess; pro·cess; re·cess; de ac·cess; pro·cess·abil·i·ty; pro·cess·able; pro·cess·ibil·i·ty;… … English syllables
Cess — Cess, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cessing}.] To rate; to tax; to assess. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cess — Cess, v. i. [F. cesser. See {Cease}.] To cease; to neglect. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cess — [ses] n. [prob. < ASSESS] in Ireland, an assessment; tax: now used only in bad cess to, bad luck to … English World dictionary
cess — index assessment (levy) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cess — tax, levy, 1530s, aphetic for ASSESS (Cf. assess) (q.v.) … Etymology dictionary
Cess — For the hamlet in Norfolk, England, see Cess, Norfolk. The term cess (a shortened form of assess ; the spelling is due to a mistaken connection with census) generally means a tax. It is a term formerly more particularly applied to local taxation … Wikipedia
CESS — Certificat d enseignement secondaire supérieur Le Certificat d Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur (CESS) est le diplôme de fin d études supérieures générales de la communauté française de Belgique Équivalences Le CESS est équivalent au… … Wikipédia en Français
cess — 1. n. (also sess) Sc., Ir., & Ind. etc. a tax, a levy. Etymology: properly sess for obs. assess n.: see ASSESS 2. n. Ir. Phrases and idioms: bad cess to may evil befall (bad cess to their clan). Etymology: perh. f. CESS(1) … Useful english dictionary
cess — cess1 /ses/, n. 1. Brit. a tax, assessment, or lien. 2. (in Scotland) a land tax. 3. (in Ireland) a military assessment. 4. (in India) an import or sales tax on a commodity. v.t. 5. Brit. to tax; assess. [ … Universalium
