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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Cess

· IPA /sɛs/
01 n. A rate or tax.
  1. 1.
    A rate or tax.[Obs. or Prof. Eng. & Scot.]
  2. 2.
    Bound; measure.[Obs.]
    “The poor jade is wrung in the withers out of all cess.” Shak.
02 v. t. To rate; to tax; to assess.
imp. & p. p. Cessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Cessing
  1. 1.
    To rate; to tax; to assess.
03 v. i. To cease; to neglect.
  1. 1.
    To cease; to neglect.[Obs.]