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Webster 1913 Edition
Essoign
{
, Es-soin′
orEs-soign
}Noun.
[OF.
essoine
, essoigne
, F. exoine
, L. essonia
, exonia
; pref. ex-
(L. ex
from) + sunnis
, sunnia
, sonia
, hindrance, excuse. Cf. Icel. syn
refusal, synja
to deny, refuse, Goth. sunja
truth, sunjōn
to justify, OS. sunnea
impediment, OHG. sunna
.] 1.
(Eng. Law)
An excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process; the allegation of an excuse to the court.
2.
Excuse; exemption.
[Obs.]
From every work he challenged
essoin
. Spenser.
Essoin day
(Eng. Law)
, the first general return day of the term, on which the court sits to receive essoins.
Blackstone.