essoin noun. [ɛ'sɔɪn] Orig. assoin. ME.
[Old French essoi(g)ne (Anglo-Latin essonium), from essoi(g)nier ESSOIN verb.]
1. Law (now Hist.). (The offering of) an excuse for non-appearance in court at the appointed time, on grounds of illness, pilgrimage, etc. ME.

2. gen. An excuse; making of conditions, parleying, delay. ME-L16.

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essoin verb. [ɛ'sɔɪn] Orig. assoin. ME.
[Old French essoi(g)nier from medieval Latin exsoniare, formed as EX-¹ + sonia lawful excuse, from Frankish: cf. Old High German sunnia hindrance = Old Saxon sunnea want, lack, Old Norse syn refusal, denial, Gothic sunjon to excuse.]
1. verb trans. Law (now Hist.). Excuse for non-appearance in court. Formerly also gen., excuse. ME.

2. verb trans. & intrans. Avoid (a person); shun contact (with). Only in ME.

3. verb intrans. Excuse oneself, decline, refuse. LME-L15.

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