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Webster 1913 Edition


Essoign

{

Es-soin′

or

Es-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.

Definition 2024


essoign

essoign

English

Noun

essoign

  1. Alternative form of essoin

Verb

essoign (third-person singular simple present essoigns, present participle essoigning, simple past and past participle essoigned)

  1. Alternative form of essoin