essoin
essoin · essoins
An excuse for not appearing in court at the return of processAn excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process; the allegation of an excuse to the court.
/ɪˈsɔɪn/
Meaning
2 senses(UK, obsolete)An excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process; the allegation of an excuse to the court.
(obsolete)Excuse; exemption.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English essoyne, from Old French essoignier, from Medieval Latin exoInherited from Middle English essoyne, from Old French essoignier, from Medieval Latin exoniō, essoniō (“excuse oneself; accept an excuse”), from ex- + sonium + -ō, sonium being from Proto-West Germanic *sunnju (“care, need”).
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