cess
1British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
(in Scotland) a land tax.
(in Ireland) a military assessment.
(in India) an import or sales tax on a commodity.
British. to tax; assess.
Origin of cess
1Words Nearby cess
Other definitions for cess (2 of 2)
luck (usually used in the expression bad cess to): Bad cess to them!
Origin of cess
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How to use cess in a sentence
He was to have all wardships and marriages, and the Dublin government was to have no power of imposing any cess or tax.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellFurther clauses indict the inferior ministers occupied about the cess.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellThe contention that cess was altogether illegal did not recommend itself to the Queen or her Ministers.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellAs for the cess, money must be had somehow, for he had been forced to spend largely on the repair of Limerick Castle.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellThe word leve or leave has very much the same signification as the word cense or cess.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds | Francis Aiden Hibbert
British Dictionary definitions for cess (1 of 3)
/ (sɛs) /
British any of several special taxes, such as a land tax in Scotland
(formerly, in Ireland)
the obligation to provide the soldiers and household of the lord deputy with supplies at fixed prices
any military exaction
(tr) British to tax or assess for taxation
(formerly in Ireland) to impose (soldiers) upon a population, to be supported by them
Origin of cess
1British Dictionary definitions for cess (2 of 3)
/ (sɛs) /
an Irish slang word for luck bad cess to you!
Origin of cess
2British Dictionary definitions for cess (3 of 3)
/ (sɛs) /
short for cesspool
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