Meaning

3 senses

  1. (obsolete)A census.

  2. (obsolete)A public rate or tax.

  3. (obsolete)Condition; rank

Origin

Old French cense, French cens, Latin census.

Old French cense, French cens, Latin census.

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Forms

plural: censes
Singularcense
Pluralcenses

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cementcemeteryB2cenotaphcensorcensorshipcensure

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