cesse, n.f., ceasing, intermission, rest, respite. Parler sans —; to talk for ever.
cesser, v.n., to cease, to leave off, to forbear, to discontinue, to give over, to be at an end, to have done, to intermit, to end. Il ne cesse de pleurer; he never leaves off crying. Faire —; to put a stop to, or an end to.
cesser, v.a., to cease, to leave off; to intermit; to break off. — ses payments; (com.) to stop payment.
cessible, adj., (jur., com.) transferable, assignable.
cession, n.f., transfer, assignment (of property); yielding up, relinquishment; surrender.
cessionnaire, n.m., grantee; assignee, transferee.
ceste, n.m., (antiq., myth.) cestus, gauntlet; whirl-bat.
césure, n.f., cesura, pause, rest.
cet, cette. V. ce.
cétacé, -e, adj., cetaceous.