Meaning

1 senses

  1. (UK)To excuse for failure to appear in court.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English essoyne, from Old French essoignier, from Medieval Latin exo

Inherited 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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Forms

essoins, essoining, essoined, essoined
Base formessoin · to essoin
3rd person singularessoins
Present participleessoining
Past simpleessoined
Past participleessoined

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyessoin
he, she, itessoins

Past simpleLesson

all personsessoined

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave essoined
he, she, ithas essoined

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill essoin

Word family

1 related words
Derivedessoiner

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
essenceB1essentialB1essentiallyB2estestablishA2establishmentB1estateB2
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