CESSOR

Ces"sor, n. Etym: [From Cess, v. i. Cf. Cesser.] (Law)

Definition: One who neglects, for two years, to perform the service by which he holds lands, so that he incurs the danger of the writ of cessavit. See Cessavit. Cowell.

Ces"sor, n. Etym: [From Cess, v. t.]

Definition: An assessor. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine


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