The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cense \Cense\, v. i.
   To burn or scatter incense.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cense
    v 1: perfume especially with a censer [syn: cense, incense,
         thurify]