Cess
Cess , noun
[For sess, conts. from Assess.]
1.
A rate or tax. [Obsolete or Prof. English & Scottish] — Spenser
2.
Bound; measure. [Obsolete]
The poor jade is wrung in the withers out of all cess.
Cess , transitive verb
To rate; to tax; to assess. — Spenser
Cess , intransitive verb
[French cesser. See Cease.]
To cease; to neglect. [Obsolete] — Spenser