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