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Cense vs Sence - What's the difference?

cense | sence |

As nouns the difference between cense and sence

is that cense is (obsolete) a census while sence is .

As a verb cense

is (obsolete) to perfume with incense.

cense

English

Etymology 1

Verb

  • (obsolete) To perfume with incense.
  • * Dryden
    • The Salii sing and cense his altars round.

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) cense, (etyl) cens, (etyl) (lena) census.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A census.
  • (obsolete) A public rate or tax.
    • (Howell)
    (Francis Bacon)
  • (obsolete) condition; rank
    • (Ben Jonson)
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    sence

    English

    Noun

    (head)
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