Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
- a teacher.
verb
- (intr foll by up) informal, mainly US to make a confession
shortened form of confess, attested by 1840, American English. Related: Fessed; fesses; fessing.
“white horizontal band across an escutcheon,” late 15c., from Old French faisce, from Latin fascia (see fasces).