Cessation Ces·sa"tion (sĕs*sā"shŭn) noun [ French cessation , Latin cessatio , from cessare . See Cease .] A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final; a stop; as, a cessation of the war.

The temporary cessation of the papal iniquities.
Motley.

The day was yearly observed for a festival by cessation from labor.
Sir J. Hayward.

Cessation of arms (Mil.) , an armistice, or truce, agreed to by the commanders of armies, to give time for a capitulation, or for other purposes.

Syn. -- Stop; rest; stay; pause; discontinuance; intermission; interval; respite; interruption; recess; remission.

Cessavit Ces·sa"vit noun [ Latin , he has ceased.] [ O. Eng. Law] A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.

Cesser Ces"ser noun [ From Cess , intransitive verb ] (Law) a neglect of a tenant to perform services, or make payment, for two years.

Cessible Ces"si·ble adjective [ Confer French cessible . See Cession .] Giving way; yielding. [ Obsolete] -- Ces`si*bil"i*ty noun [ Obsolete] Sir K. Digby.

Cession Ces"sion noun [ Latin cessio , from cedere to give way: confer French Cession . See Cede .] 1. A yielding to physical force. [ Obsolete] Bacon.

2. Concession; compliance. [ Obsolete]

3. A yielding, or surrender, as of property or rights, to another person; the act of ceding.

A cession of the island of New Orleans.
Bancroft.

4. (Eccl. Law) The giving up or vacating a benefice by accepting another without a proper dispensation.

5. (Civil Law) The voluntary surrender of a person's effects to his creditors to avoid imprisonment.

Cessionary Ces"sion·a·ry adjective [ Late Latin cessionarius , from cessionare to cede, from Latin cessio : confer French cessionnaire . See Cession .] Having surrendered the effects; as, a cessionary bankrupt. Martin.

Cessment Cess"ment noun [ From Cess , transitive verb ] An assessment or tax. [ Obsolete] Johnson.

Cessor Ces"sor noun [ From Cess , intransitive verb Confer Cesser .] (Law) 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 Cessavit . Cowell.

Cessor Ces"sor noun [ From Cess , transitive verb ] An assessor. [ Obsolete]

Cesspipe Cess"pipe` (sĕs"pīp`) noun A pipe for carrying off waste water, etc., from a sink or cesspool. Knight.

Cesspool Cess"pool` (-pōl`) noun [ See Sesspol .] A cistern in the course, or the termination, of a drain, to collect sedimentary or superfluous matter; a privy vault; any receptacle of filth. [ Written also sesspool .]

Cest Cest (sĕst) noun [ Latin cestus : confer Old French ceste .] A woman's girdle; a cestus. [ R.] Collins.

Cestode Ces"tode (sĕs"tōd) adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea. -- noun One of the Cestoidea.

Cestoid Ces"toid (sĕs"toid) adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea. -- noun One of the Cestoidea.

Cestoidea Ces·toid"e·a (sĕs*toid"e*ȧ) noun plural [ New Latin , gr. Greek kesto`s girdle + -oid .] (Zoology) A class of parasitic worms ( Platelminthes ) 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 Tapeworm . [ Written also Cestoda .]

Cestoldean Ces·told"e·an noun (Zoology) One of the Cestoidea.

Cestraciont Ces·tra"ci·ont noun [ Greek ... a kind of fish.] (Zoology) A shark of the genus Cestracion , 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.

Cestraciont Ces·tra"ci·ont adjective (Zoology) Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the genus Cestracion .

Cestus Ces"tus noun [ Latin cestus girdle, Greek ..., lit., stitched, embroidered.] 1. (Antiq.) A girdle; particularly that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power of exciting love.

2. (Zoology) A genus of Ctenophora. The typical species ( Cestus Veneris ) is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form.

Cestus Ces"tus noun [ Latin caestus , and cestus .] (Antiq.) A covering for the hands of boxers, made of leather bands, and often loaded with lead or iron.

Cestuy Ces"tuy or Ces"tui pron. [ Norm. French] (Law) He; the one.

Cestuy que trust [ norm. French], a person who has the equitable and beneficial interest in property, the legal interest in which is vested in a trustee. Wharton. -- Cestuy que use [ Norm. French], a person for whose use land, etc., is granted to another.

Cesura Ce·su"ra noun See Cæsura .

Cesural Ce·su"ral adjective See Cæsural .

Cetacea Ce·ta"ce·a noun plural [ New Latin , from Latin cetus whale, Greek ....] (Zoology) An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring forth living young which they suckle for some time. The anterior limbs are changed to paddles; the tail flukes are horizontal. There are two living suborders: (a) The Mysticete or whalebone whales, having no true teeth after birth, but with a series of plates of whalebone [ see Baleen .] hanging down from the upper jaw on each side, thus making a strainer, through which they receive the small animals upon which they feed. (b) The Denticete, including the dolphins and sperm whale, which have teeth. Another suborder (Zeuglodontia) is extinct. The Sirenia were formerly included in the Cetacea, but are now made a separate order.

Cetacean Ce·ta"cean noun (Zoology) One of the Cetacea.

Cetaceous Ce·ta"ceous adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Cetacea.

Cete Ce"te noun [ Latin , pl .] (Zoology) One of the Cetacea, or collectively, the Cetacea.

Cetene Ce"tene noun [ See Cete .] (Chemistry) An oily hydrocarbon, C ₁₆ H ₃₂ , of the ethylene series, obtained from spermaceti.

Ceterach Cet"e·rach noun [ French cétérac , from Arabic shetrak .] (Botany) A species of fern with fronds ( Asplenium Ceterach ).

Cetewale Cet"e·wale noun [ Old French citoal , French zedoaire . See Zedoary .] Same as Zedoary . [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Cetic Ce"tic adjective Of or pertaining to a whale.

Cetin Ce"tin noun [ Latin cetus whale.] (Chemistry) A white, waxy substance, forming the essential part of spermaceti.

Cetological Ce`to·log"ic·al adjective Of or pertaining to cetology.

Cetologist Ce·tol"o·gist adjective One versed in cetology.

Cetology Ce·tol"o·gy noun [ Greek ... whale + -logy : confer French cétologie .] The description or natural history of cetaceous animals.

Cetraric Ce·trar"ic adjective Pertaining to, or derived from, the lichen, Iceland moss ( Cetaria Islandica ).

Cetraric acid . See Cetrarin .

Cetrarin Cet"ra·rin noun [ From Cetraria Islandica, the scientific name of Iceland moss.] (Chemistry) A white substance extracted from the lichen, Iceland moss ( Cetraria Islandica ). It consists of several ingredients, among which is cetraric acid , a white, crystalline, bitter substance.

Cetyl Ce"tyl noun [ Greek ... whale + -yl .] (Chemistry) A radical, C ₁₆ H ₃₃ , not yet isolated, but supposed to exist in a series of compounds homologous with the ethyl compounds, and derived from spermaceti.

Cetylic Ce·tyl"ic adjective (Chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, spermaceti.

Cetylic alcohol (Chemistry) , a white, waxy, crystalline solid, obtained from spermaceti, and regarded as homologous with ordinary, or ethyl, alcohol; ethal; -- called also cetyl alcohol .

Ceylanite Cey"lan·ite noun [ French, from Ceylan Ceylon.] (Min.) A dingy blue, or grayish black, variety of spinel. It is also called pleonaste . [ Written also ceylonite .]

Ceylonese Cey`lon·ese" adjective Of or pertaining to Ceylon. -- noun sing. & plural A native or natives of Ceylon.

Cha Cha (chä) noun [ Chin. ch‘a .] [ Also chaa , chais , tsia , etc.] Tea; -- the Chinese (Mandarin) name, used generally in early works of travel, and now for a kind of rolled tea used in Central Asia.

A pot with hot water . . . made with the powder of a certain herb called chaa , which is much esteemed.

Tr. J. Van Linschoten's Voyages (1598).

Chab Chab (chăb) noun (Zoology) The red-bellied woodpecker ( Melanerpes Carolinus ).

Chabasite Chab"a·site (kăb"ȧ*sīt), Cab"a*zite (kăb"ȧ*zīt) noun [ Greek chabazi`os one of twenty species of stones mentioned in the poem Peri` li`qwn , ascribed to Orpheus.] (Min.) A mineral occuring in glassy rhombohedral crystals, varying in color from white to yellow or red. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Called also chabasie .

Chablis Cha·blis" (shȧ*blē") noun [ French] A white wine made near Chablis, a town in France.

Chabouk Cha·bouk" Cha*buk" noun [ Hind. chābuk horsewhip.] A long whip, such as is used in the East in the infliction of punishment. Balfour.

Chace Chace noun See 3d Chase , noun , 3.

Chace Chace transitive verb To pursue. See Chase transitive verb

Chachalaca Cha`cha·la"ca noun [ Native name, probably given in imitation of its cry.] (Zoology) The Texan guan ( Ortalis vetula ). [ written also chiacalaca .]

Chack Chack (chăk) intransitive verb To toss up the head frequently, as a horse to avoid the restraint of the bridle.

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