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.
Ces"sion*a*ry (?), a. [LL. cessionarius, from cessionare to cede, fr. L. cessio: cf. F. cessionnaire. See Cession.] Having surrendered the effects; as, a cessionary bankrupt. Martin.
Cess"ment (?), n. [From Cess, v. t.] An assessment or tax. [Obs.] Johnson.
Ces"sor (?), n. [From Cess, v. i. Cf. 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.