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cessor.

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.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. 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.

Where this word comes from

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

noun
  1. One who determined the amount of a cess; an assessor.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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

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