Thesaurus: cess

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1. n. A rate or tax.
2. n. Bound; measure.
3. v. t. To rate; to tax; to assess.
4. v. i. To cease; to neglect.
5. 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. To rate; to tax; to assess. Spenser. To cease; to neglect. [Obs.] Spenser.
6. To rate; to tax; to assess. Spenser.
7. n:100 n a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group