cess Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
    atomic number 58; Ce; cerium.

WordNet

Cess noun
Etymology
For sess, conts. from Assess.
Definitions
  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.
Cess transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Cessed ; present participle & verbal noun Cessing
Definitions
  1. To rate; to tax; to assess. Spenser.
Cess intransitive verb
Etymology
F. cesser. See Cease.
Definitions
  1. To cease; to neglect. Obs. Spenser.

Webster 1913