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. [1913 Webster] 2. Condition; rank. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster] The Salii sing and cense his altars round. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cense \Cense\, v. i. To burn or scatter incense. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: cense v 1: perfume especially with a censer [syn: cense, incense, thurify]