Cense Definition

sĕns
censed, censes, censing
verb
censed, censes, censing
To perfume with incense.
Webster's New World
To burn incense to.
American Heritage
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noun

(obsolete) A census.

Wiktionary

(obsolete) A public rate or tax.

Wiktionary

(obsolete) Condition; rank.

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Origin of Cense

  • Middle English censen short for encensen from encens incense incense2

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old French cense, French cens, Latin census.

    From Wiktionary

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