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cess
I. \ˈses\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English cessen, sessen, short for assessen — more at assess
Britain : tax
II. noun
(-es)
1. : assessment, levy, tax:
a. now dialect Britain : a local tax
b. Scotland : the land tax
c. India : a tax especially upon a commodity or for a special purpose
< a tea cess >
< a road cess >
< an education cess >
2. : an exaction of provisions at a fixed price for the supply of the household and soldiers of the lord lieutenant of Ireland; broadly : a military exaction or imposition
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- out of all cess
III. noun
(-es)
Etymology: probably short for success
chiefly Irish : luck — used chiefly in the phrase bad cess to
< wish bad cess to all his enemies > |