essoin

noun es·soin \i-ˈsȯin\

Definition of ESSOIN

: an excuse for not appearing in an English law court at the appointed time

obsolete : excuse, delay

Origin of ESSOIN

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

Rhymes with ESSOIN

adjoin, Alboin, benzoin, Burgoyne, conjoin, Des Moines, disjoin, eloign, enjoin, purloin, recoin, rejoin, sainfoin, short loin, sirloin, subjoin

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