~ 1 [ sɛs ]
(also sess )
■ noun (in Scotland, Ireland, and India) a tax or levy.
Origin
C15: shortened from the obs. noun assess 'assessment'.
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~ 2 [ sɛs ]
■ noun (in phr. bad ~ to ) chiefly Irish a curse on.
Origin
C19 (orig. Anglo-Ir.): perh. from ~ 1 .