Webster's Dictionary 1913

2404

Cesser

Ces″ser (?), n. [From Cess, v. i.] (Law) a neglect of a tenant to perform services, or make payment, for two years.

2405

Cessible

Ces″si‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. cessible. See Cession.] Giving way; yielding. — Ces′si‐bil″i‐ty (#), n.Sir K. Digby.

2406

Cession

Ces″sion (?), n. [L. cessio, fr. cedere to give way: cf. F. Cession. See Cede.] 1. A yielding to physical force. Bacon.2. Concession; compliance.3. A yielding, or surrender, as ...

2407

Cessionary

Ces″sion‐a‐ry (?), a. [LL. cessionarius, from cessionare to cede, fr. L. cessio: cf. F. cessionnaire. See Cession.] Having surrendered the effects; as, a cessionary bankrupt. Ma...

2408

Cessment

Cess″ment (?), n. [From Cess, v. t.] An assessment or tax. Johnson.

2409

Cessor

Ces″sor (?), n. [From Cess, v. i. Cf. Cesser.] (Law) 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...

2410

Cessor (2)

Ces″sor, n. [From Cess, v. t.] An assessor.

2411

Cesspipe

Cess″pipe′ (sĕs″pīp′), n. A pipe for carrying off waste water, etc., from a sink or cesspool. Knight.

2412

Cesspool

Cess″pool′ (–po͞ol′), n. [See Sesspol.] A cistern in the course, or the termination, of a drain, to collect sedimentary or superfluous matter; a privy vault; any receptacle of f...

2413

Cest

Cest (sĕst), n. [L. cestus: cf. OF. ceste.] A woman's girdle; a cestus. Collins.

2414

Cestode

Ces″tode (sĕs″tōd), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea. — n. One of the Cestoidea.

2415

Cestoid

Ces″toid (sĕs″toid), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea. — n. One of the Cestoidea.

2416

Cestoidea

‖Ces‐toid″e‐a (sĕs‐toid″ē̍‐ȧ), n. pl. [NL., gr. Gr. κεστόσ girdle + -oid.] (Zoöl.) A class of parasitic worms (Platelminthes) of which the tapeworms are the most common examples...

2417

Cestoldean

Ces‐told″e‐an (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Cestoidea.

2418

Cestraciont

Ces‐tra″ci‐ont (?), n.(Zoöl.) A shark of the genus Cestracion, and of related genera. The posterior teeth form a pavement of bony plates for crushing shellfish. Most of the spec...

2419

Cestraciont (2)

Ces‐tra″ci‐ont, a.(Zoöl.) Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the genus Cestracion.

2420

Cestus

Ces″tus (?), n. [L. cestus girdle, Gr. �, lit., stitched, embroidered.] 1. (Antiq.) A girdle; particularly that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power of exciti...

2421

Cestus (2)

Ces″tus, n. [L. caestus, and cestus.] (Antiq.) A covering for the hands of boxers, made of leather bands, and often loaded with lead or iron.

2422

Cestuy

{ ‖Ces″tuy or ‖Ces″tui (?), } pron.(Law) He; the one.Cestuy que trust (�), a person who has the equitable and beneficial interest in property, the legal interest in which is ves...

2423

Cesura

Ce‐su″ra (?), n. See Cæsura.

2424

Cesural

Ce‐su″ral (?), a. See Cæsural.

2425

Cetacea

‖Ce‐ta″ce‐a (?), n. pl. [NL., from L. cetus whale, Gr. �.] (Zoöl.) An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and br...

2426

Cetacean

Ce‐ta″cean (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Cetacea.

2427

Cetaceous

Ce‐ta″ceous (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Cetacea.

2428

Cete

‖Ce″te (?), n. [L., pl.] (Zoöl.) One of the Cetacea, or collectively, the Cetacea.

2429

Cetene

Ce″tene (?), n. [See Cete.] (Chem.) An oily hydrocarbon, C16H32, of the ethylene series, obtained from spermaceti.

2430

Ceterach

Cet″e‐rach (?), n. [F. cétérac, fr. Ar. shetrak.] (Bot.) A species of fern with fronds (Asplenium Ceterach).