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noun
Sess  n.  A tax; an assessment. See Cess. (Obs.)



verb
Sess  v. t.  To lay a tax upon; to assess. (Obs.)






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Sess" Quotes from Famous Books



... ["Estate fortes in fide!"] This is the reason that all Christians accept as a maxim, that faith is the commencement and the basis of salvation, that it is the root of all justice and of all sanctification, as it is expressed at the Council of Trent.—Sess. 6, Ch. VIII. ...
— Superstition In All Ages (1732) - Common Sense • Jean Meslier

... its votaries to be firm in their faith. ["Estate fortes in fide!"] This is the reason that all Christians accept as a maxim, that faith is the commencement and the basis of salvation, that it is the root of all justice and of all sanctification, as it is expressed at the Council of Trent.—Sess. 6, Ch. VIII. ...
— Superstition In All Ages (1732) - Common Sense • Jean Meslier

... miles: and thus many of the most important benefits of Railways to the community at large can only be obtained by uniting through-lines in one interest."—Report of Board of Trade on Railways. Sess. 1845. ...
— A Letter from Major Robert Carmichael-Smyth to His Friend, the Author of 'The Clockmaker' • Robert Carmichael-Smyth

... It was the money that done it, bad sess to it," said Davy, pitching the head of his pipe after the shank. "I went out yonder to get it and I got it. Middling hard work, too, but no matter. It was to be all for her. 'I'll come back, Nelly,' says I, 'and we'll take Ballacry and have six craythurs ...
— Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon - 1893 • Hall Caine

... keep your name out, and I suppose you don't want that in?' 'Very well,' I sess, takin' out my leather bag and handin' him the money; 'this'll keep ...
— The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit • Richard Harris



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