English Explanatory Dictionary

essoin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To excuse for failure to appear in court.
noun
  1. An excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process; the allegation of an excuse to the court.
  2. Excuse; exemption.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈsɔɪn/

Word forms

essoin essoins essoining essoined essoign

Etymology

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”).

Derived words

essoiner essoineur
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