Cess
Pronunciation
- IPA: /sɛs/
- Rhymes: -ɛs
Origin 1
Alternative forms
Full definition of cess
Noun
cess
(plural cesses)- (British, Ireland) An assessed tax.
- (British, Ireland, informal) Luck
- (obsolete) Bound; measure.
- ShakespeareThe poor jade is wrung in the withers out of all cess.
Verb
- (British, Ireland) To levy a cess.
Derived terms
Origin 2
Possibly from an archaic dialect word meaning "bog".
Noun
cess
(plural cesses)Derived terms
Origin 3
French cesser. See cease.