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† ˈsessment Obs. Also 6 seas(s)-, 6–7 ses-, sesse-, seaz(e)-, 7 seasse-, seize-. [Aphetic f. assessment; cf. cessment. For the variation of quantity in the root-vowel cf. sess v.] = assessment in various senses. Also attrib.[1538 in Norwich Pageants (1856) 18 Assembly at Black Fryers, 19 May, 1538, ...
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cessment
† ˈcessment Obs. Also 6 cesm-, 7 ceas-, ceassement. [var. spelling of sessment, aphetic f. assessment.] = assessment.c 1540–1660 [see sessment]. 1584 Vestry Bks. (Surtees) 16 Item receaved a cesment for mending the leades, xiijs. vjd. 1613 R. C. Table Alph. (ed. 3) Cessement, tribute. 1621 Molle Cam...
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seizement
▪ I. † ˈseizement Obs. [f. seize v. + -ment.] An act of seizing, a seizure.1581 Apol. Will. of Orange H 1, They..pursued me with..seasementes of goodes.▪ II. seizement variant of sessment Obs.
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assessment
assessment (əˈsɛsmənt) Also 6–7 assessement. See aphet. sessment. [f. assess v. + -ment, prob. in AF. assessement.] The action of assessing; the amount assessed. 1. The determination or adjustment of the amount of taxation, charge, fine, etc., to be paid by a person or community.1548 Hall Chron. Hen...
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living
▪ I. living, vbl. n. (ˈlɪvɪŋ) [f. live v.1 + -ing1.] 1. a. The action of the vb. live in various senses; the fact of being alive; the fact of dwelling in a specified place; † the faculty or function of life; course of life; † continuance in life.a 1325 Prose Psalter lxii. 4 Þy mercy is better vp lyb...
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