Cense

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cense \Cense\, n. [OF. cense, F. cens, L. census. See {Census}.]
     1. A census; -- also, a public rate or tax. [Obs.] --Howell.
        Bacon.
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     2. Condition; rank. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cense \Cense\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Censed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Censing}.] [Abbrev. from incense.]
     To perfume with odors from burning gums and spices.
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           The Salii sing and cense his altars round. --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cense \Cense\, v. i.
     To burn or scatter incense.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cense
       v : perfume especially with a censer [syn: {incense}, {thurify}]