different between cesser vs cessor

English

Etymology

cess +? -er

Noun

cesser (plural cessers)

1. (law) A neglect of a tenant to perform services, or make payment, for two years.

Anagrams

• recess, screes

French

Etymology

From Middle French cesser, from Old French cesser, borrowed from Latin cess?re, present active infinitive of cess?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.se/, /s?.se/

Verb

cesser

1. to cease; to stop
2. to break up (e.g. a relationship)

Usage notes

• In formal written French, cesser can be negated solely by the particle ne, without the need for pas.

Conjugation

Related terms

Further reading

• “cesser” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

cesser

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cess?

Middle French

Verb

cesser

1. to cease; to stop

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (cesser, supplement)

Old French

Verb

cesser

1. to cease; to stop

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-sss, *-sst are modified to s, s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (cesser, supplement)

English

Noun

cessor (plural cessors)

1. (law) In English law, one who is dilatory, negligent, and delinquent in his duty or service, and who thereby incurred the danger of the law, and was liable to have the writ of cessavit brought against him.
2. (obsolete) One who determined the amount of a cess; an assessor.

Related terms

• cess
• cesser
• cesseth

References

This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.

Anagrams

• Croses, Crosse, Secors, Sorces, corses, crosse, orcess, scores, scorse

Latin

Verb

cessor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of cess?