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Cense
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A census; -- also, a public rate or tax. [Obs.] Howell. Bacon.
2. Condition; rank. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To perfume with odors from burning gums and spices. The Salii sing and cense his altars round. Dryden.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To burn or scatter incense.