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<hw>Ces"sion*a*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>cessionarius</ets>, from <ets>cessionare</ets> to cede, fr. L. <ets>cessio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>cessionnaire</ets>. See <er>Cession</er>.]</ety> <def>Having surrendered the effects; <as>as, a <ex>cessionary</ex> bankrupt</as>.</def>

<i>Martin.</i>

<h1>Cessment</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Cess"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Cess</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <def>An assessment or tax.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Cessor</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ces"sor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Cess</er>, <tt>v. i.</tt> Cf. <er>Cesser</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who neglects, for two years, to perform the service by which he holds lands, so that he incurs the danger of the writ of cessavit. See <er>Cessavit</er>.</def>

<i>Cowell.</i>

<h1>Cessor</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ces"sor</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Cess</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <def>An assessor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Cesspipe</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Cess`pipe"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A pipe for carrying off waste water, etc., from a sink or cesspool.</def>

<i>Knight.</i>

<h1>Cesspool</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Cess"pool`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Sesspol</er>.]</ety> <def>A cistern in the course, or the termination, of a drain, to collect sedimentary or superfluous matter; a privy vault; any receptace of filth.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sesspool</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Cest</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Cest</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cestus</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>ceste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A woman's girdle; a cestus.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Collins.</i>

<h1>Cestode</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ces"tode</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>One of the Cestoidea.</def></def2>

<h1>Cestoid</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ces"toid</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>One of the Cestoidea.</def></def2>

<h1>Cestoidea</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ces*toid"e*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., gr. Gr. <?/ girble + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A class of parasitic worms (<spn>Platelminthes</spn>) of which the tapeworms are the most common examples. The body is flattened, and usually but not always long, and composed of numerous joints or segments, each of which may contain a complete set of male and female reproductive organs. They have neither mouth nor intestine. See <er>Tapeworm</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Cestoda</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Cestoldean</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ces*told"e*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Cestoidea.</def>

<h1>Cestraciont</h1> <Xpage=235>

<hw>Ces*tra"ci*ont</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a kind of fish.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A shark of the genus <spn>Cestracion</spn>, and of related genera. The posterior teeth form a pavement of bony plates for crushing shellfish. Most of the species are extinct. The Port Jackson shark and a similar one found in California are living examples.</def>