Definition, synonyms and related words
An assessed tax, duty, or levy.
"The crew spent the morning leveling the cess next to the tracks to ensure rainwater could drain away from the sleepers."
The area along either side of a railroad track which is kept at a lower level than the sleeper bottom, in order to provide drainage.
To levy a cess.
"The old gardener decided he would cessa tending his prize roses after they bloomed for the last time that summer."
To cease; to neglect.