"cessor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cessors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cessor (plural cessors)
  1. (law) 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. Categories (topical): Law, People
    Sense id: en-cessor-en-noun-HfjhGXab Disambiguation of People: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Topics: law
  2. (obsolete) One who determined the amount of a cess; an assessor. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-cessor-en-noun-J2l2Qmr4 Disambiguation of People: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cess, cesser, cesseth

Inflected forms

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