Etymology

cessor

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Today it means: In English law, one who is dilatory, negligent, and delinquent in his duty or service, and who thereby incurred the danger of the law, and was liable to have the writ of cessavit brought against him. Full definition →

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cessor · noun1

From cess (“to cease to perform a legal duty”) + -or.

cessor · noun2

From cess (“to determine the amount of a cess”) + -or.

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