English Explanatory Dictionary

good cess

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Good luck, favourable outcome, happiness
  2. Good riddance, a suitable dismissal or disposal of something worthless or harmful.

Word forms

good cess

Etymology

Uncertain, and also apparently varied, depending on context. Apart from the etymology of cess, as being from "success", "access" etc, some of the usages of good cess appear to refer to cesspool, as a place of suitable disposal.

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