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| cess [ sess ] (plural cess·es) |
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1. Ireland local tax: a local tax or levy
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2. history military obligation to supply lord deputy's soldiers: formerly in Ireland, a military assessment on a local population to provide food, lodging, and supplies for the lord deputy's soldiers
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| [Mid-16th century. < shortening of assess "assessment"] |
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