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CESS: A type of tax or assessment that was used in English and Scottish law. It was a tax on land and was also known as cesse or sess.
Definition: Cess (also spelled cesse or sess) is a historical term used in English and Scottish law to refer to an assessment or tax on land.
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These examples illustrate how a cess was a type of tax or assessment that was often tied to a specific purpose or project. The term is no longer commonly used in modern English or Scottish law.