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Cess vs Fess - What's the difference?

cess | fess |


As nouns the difference between cess and fess

is that cess is (british|ireland) an assessed tax or cess can be (rail transport) 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 while fess is (heraldiccharge) a horizontal band across the middle of the shield.

As verbs the difference between cess and fess

is that cess is (british|ireland) to levy a or cess can be (obsolete) to cease; to neglect while fess is to confess; to admit.

Cess vs Cests - What's the difference?

cess | cests |


As nouns the difference between cess and cests

is that cess is (british|ireland) an assessed tax or cess can be (rail transport) 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 while cests is .

As a verb cess

is (british|ireland) to levy a or cess can be (obsolete) to cease; to neglect.

Less vs Cess - What's the difference?

less | cess |


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between less and cess

is that less is (obsolete) unless while cess is (obsolete) to cease; to neglect.

As verbs the difference between less and cess

is that less is (obsolete) to make less; to lessen while cess is (british|ireland) to levy a or cess can be (obsolete) to cease; to neglect.

As an adverb less

is to smaller extent.

As an adjective less

is .

As a preposition less

is minus; not including.

As a conjunction less

is (obsolete) unless.

As a noun cess is

(british|ireland) an assessed tax or cess can be (rail transport) 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.

Chess vs Cess - What's the difference?

chess | cess |


As nouns the difference between chess and cess

is that chess is a board game for two players with each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king or chess can be a type of grass, generally considered a weed or chess can be (military|chiefly|in the plural) one of the platforms, consisting of two or more planks dowelled together, for the flooring of a temporary military bridge while cess is (british|ireland) an assessed tax or cess can be (rail transport) 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.

As a verb cess is

(british|ireland) to levy a or cess can be (obsolete) to cease; to neglect.

Cess vs Cessor - What's the difference?

cess | cessor |

Cessor is a related term of cess.



In obsolete terms the difference between cess and cessor

is that cess is to cease; to neglect while cessor is one who determined the amount of a cess; an assessor.

As nouns the difference between cess and cessor

is that cess is an assessed tax while cessor is in English law, one who is dilatory, negligent, and delinquent in his duty or service, and who thereby incurred the danger of the law, and was liable to have the writ of cessavit brought against him.

As a verb cess

is to levy a cess.

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