English

Noun

cess ‎(plural cesses)

1. (Britain, Ireland) An assessed tax.
   • 1596, Spenser, A View of the Present State of Ireland:

     Cess is none other than that which you yourself called imposition...

2. (Britain, Ireland, informal) Luck
3. (obsolete) Bound; measure.
   • Shakespeare

     The poor jade is wrung in the withers out of all cess.

Verb

cess ‎(third-person singular simple present cesses, present participle cessing, simple past and past participle cessed)

1. (Britain, Ireland) To levy a cess.
   • 1596, Spenser, A View of the Present State of Ireland:

     ...according to the quantity thereof, we may cess the said rent and allowance issuing thereout.

Derived terms

• bad cess

See also

• cease
• cessation

Etymology 2

Possibly from an archaic dialect word meaning "bog".

Noun

the cess is the low area either side of the track

cess ‎(plural cesses)

1. (rail transport) The area along either side of a railroad track which is kept at a lower level than the sleeper bottom, in order to provide drainage.

Derived terms

• cess path
• cess heave

See also

• cesspool
• cesspit

Etymology 3

French cesser. See cease.

Verb

cess ‎(third-person singular simple present cesses, present participle cessing, simple past and past participle cessed)

1. (obsolete) To cease; to neglect.

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Anagrams

• secs

Swedish

Noun

cess n

1. C-flat

Declension

Related terms

• ciss