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   cess

   /sɛs/

   noun

   • 1. (in Scotland, Ireland, and India) a tax or levy.

   Word Origin late 15th century (denoting the obligation placed on the Irish to supply the Lord Deputy's household and garrison with provisions at prices ‘assessed’ by the government): shortened from the obsolete noun assess ‘assessment’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • C

     3

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • S

     1

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