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essoin.

To excuse for failure to appear in court.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪˈsɔɪn/
  1. To excuse for failure to appear in court.

    UK · transitive
Where this word comes from

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”).

noun/ɪˈsɔɪn/
  1. An excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process; the allegation of an excuse to the court.

    UK · obsolete
  2. Excuse; exemption.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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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