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essoin

  • /ɪˈsɔɪn/

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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”).

verb essoins · essoining · essoined · essoign

  1. UK, transitive To excuse for failure to appear in court. I'll not essoin thee.

noun essoign

  1. UK, obsolete An excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process; the allegation of an excuse to the court. [W]ith Rejoinders and Replies, / Long Bills, and Anſvvers, ſtuft vvith Lies, / Demurr, Imparlance, and Eſſoign, / The Parties ne'er could Iſſue join: / For Sixteen Years the Cauſe vvas ſpun, / And then ſtood vvhere it firſt begun.
  2. obsolete Excuse; exemption. From euery worke he chalenged essoyne.

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@misc{essoin_2026,
  title = {essoin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/essoin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}