Cense
Cense , noun
[Old French cense, French cens, Latin census. See Census.]
1.
A census; -- also, a public rate or tax. [Obsolete] — Howell. Bacon
2.
Condition; rank. [Obsolete] — B. Jonson
Cense , transitive verb
[Abbrev. from incense.]
To perfume with odors from burning gums and spices.
The Salii sing and cense his altars round.
Cense , intransitive verb
To burn or scatter incense.