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1bad cess to — (Anglo Irish) Bad luck to • • • Main Entry: ↑cess …
2bad cess to — chiefly Irish a curse on. → cess …
3bad cess — Everyday English Slang in Ireland n Bad luck …
4cess — [ses] n. [prob. < ASSESS] in Ireland, an assessment; tax: now used only in bad cess to, bad luck to …
5cess — 1. n. (also sess) Sc., Ir., & Ind. etc. a tax, a levy. Etymology: properly sess for obs. assess n.: see ASSESS 2. n. Ir. Phrases and idioms: bad cess to may evil befall (bad cess to their clan). Etymology: perh. f. CESS(1) …
6cess — cess1 /ses/, n. 1. Brit. a tax, assessment, or lien. 2. (in Scotland) a land tax. 3. (in Ireland) a military assessment. 4. (in India) an import or sales tax on a commodity. v.t. 5. Brit. to tax; assess. [ …
7cess — noun Etymology: probably short for success Date: 1830 chiefly Irish luck usually used in the phrase bad cess to you …
8cess — cess1 [sɛs] (also sess) noun (in Scotland, Ireland, and India) a tax or levy. Origin C15: shortened from the obs. noun assess assessment . cess2 [sɛs] noun (in phr. bad cess to) chiefly Irish a curse on. Origi …
9cess — I. /sɛs/ (say ses) noun (in parts of Britain) 1. a tax or levy. –verb (t) 2. to assess for taxation. {aphetic variant of obsolete noun use of assess (verb) II. /sɛs/ (say ses) noun Irish luck: bad cess to you! {? aphetic variant of …
10Walter Starkie — Walter Fitzwilliam Starkie (1894 1976) was an Irish scholar, author, and translator of Spanish literature. He was the first Professor of Spanish at Trinity College, Dublin, from 1926.He won fame for his travels and was once profiled by Time… …