essoin
noun
es·soin i-ˈsȯin 
1
: an excuse for not appearing in an English law court at the appointed time
2
obsolete : excuse, delay
Word History
Etymology
Middle English essoine, from Anglo-French, from essonier to offer an essoin, from es- ex- + *soigne legal excuse, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Saxon sunnea denial, Old English sōth truth — more at sooth
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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