CESS
Cess, v. i. Etym: [F. cesser. See Cease.]
Defn: To cease; to neglect. [Obs.] Spenser.
CESSANT
Ces"sant a. Etym: [L. cessans, p. pr. of cessare. See Cease.]
Defn: Inactive; dormant [Obs.] W. Montagu.
CESSATION
Ces*sa"tion, n. Etym: [F. cessation, L. cessatio, fr. cessare. See
Cease.]
Defn: A ceasing of discontinuance, as of action, whether termporary or final; a stop; as, a cessation of the war. The temporary cessation of the papal iniquities. Motley. The day was yearly observed for a festival by cessation from labor. Sir J. Hayward. Cessation of arms (Mil.), an armistice, or truce, agreed to by the commanders of armies, to give time for a capitulation, or for other purposes.
Syn. — Stop; rest; stay; pause; discontinuance; intermission; interval; respite; interruption; recess; remission.
CESSAVIT
Ces*sa"vit, n. Etym: [L., he has ceased.] [O. Eng. Law]
Defn: A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.
CESSER
Ces"ser, n. Etym: [From Cess, v. i.] (Law)