sess

CIDE DICTIONARY

sess, v. t. [Aphetic form of assess. See Assess, Cess.].

 To lay a tax upon; to assess.  [1913 Webster]

sess, n. 

 A tax; an assessment. See Cess.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

sess, var. of CESS(1).

ROGET THESAURUS

sess

Price

N price, amount, cost, expense, prime cost, charge, figure, demand, damage, fare, hire, wages, value, dues, duty, toll, tax, impost, cess, sess, tallage, levy, abkari, capitation tax, poll tax, doomage, likin, gabel, gabelle, gavel, octroi, custom, excise, assessment, benevolence, tithe, tenths, exactment, ransom, salvage, tariff, brokerage, wharfage, freightage, bill, shot, priced, to the tune of, ad valorem, dutiable, mercenary, venal, no penny no paternoster, point d'argent point de Suisse, no longer pipe no longer dance, no song no supper, if you dance you have to pay the piper, you get what you pay for, there's no such thing as a free lunch, one may have it for, a bon marche.