ESSOIN


Meaning of ESSOIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈsȯin ]

noun

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

Date: 14th century

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

2. obsolete : excuse , delay

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.