essoin
[ ih-soin ]
/ ɪˈsɔɪn /
noun
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
Origin of essoin
1300–50; Middle English
essoine < Anglo-French, Old French
essoigne, essoine, noun derivative of
essoinier to put forward such an excuse, verbal derivative (with
es-
ex-1) of
sogne, ultimately < Old Low Franconian
*sunnja legal excuse, care (compare Old Saxon
sunnea, Old Norse
syn denial, Gothic
sunja truth)
Words nearby essoin
essex junto,
essex man,
essex table,
essive,
esslingen,
essoin,
essonite,
essonne,
est,
est.,
estab.