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essoin

[ ih-soin ]
/ ɪˈsɔɪn /
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noun
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
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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, estab., establish
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