† sessingn.
Obsolete.attributive.1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 153 Angliæ commentarios Censuales, that is, The Taxe register, or Sessing booke of England.
= assessing n.
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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > [noun] > so as to fix value
taxationc1325
estimation1382
appraising1430
valuing1434
stentc1460
appreciationc1475
prizement1481
sessinga1500
value1523
valuation1529
esteemc1547
estimate1565
appraisement1583
apprizement1605
pricea1616
appraisal1698
apprizing1754
evaluation1755
society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > [noun] > fixing amount of tax
taxationc1325
assessing1447
assession1447
sessinga1500
cessmentc1540
sessmentc1540
assessment1548
assess1576
taxment1612
cension1618
censing1692
jummabundi1772
cessing1882
a1500 in C. L. Kingsford Chron. London (1905) 186 This yere was a greate Sessyng of all lordes landes thrugh England.
1513 in W. H. Turner Select. Rec. Oxf. (1880) 11 Ye sesseing of ye subsidy.
1522–3 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 316 Item, paid for brede, drink and ffire at þe Newe sessing of þe clarkes bill.
a1525 ( Coventry Leet Bk. (1908) II. 480 This concideracion to be taken in their sessyng, that such persones as ware ouercharged in theire wardes at þe vij li. etc. aforeseid to be eased nowe.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 269/2 Sessyng that a prince setteth in a countrey, imposition.
1612 J. Davies Discouerie Causes Ireland 177 Irish exactions..namely..Sessings of the Kerne, of his family,..of his Horses..and the like.
1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 107 There was a certaine sessing to be set in a ratable proportion, vpon the Towne-dwellers..for some publike peece of worke.
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