[sɛs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in Scotland, Ireland, and India) a tax or levy


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century (denoting the obligation placed on the Irish to supply the Lord Deputy's household and garrison with provisions at prices ‘assessed’ by the government): shortened from the obsolete noun assess ‘assessment’

[sɛs], (Noun)

Definitions:


Phrases:
- bad cess to

Origin:
mid 19th century (originally Anglo-Irish): perhaps from cess