essoin

es·soin

noun \i-ˈsȯin\

Definition of ESSOIN

1

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

2

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