essoin/ɪˈsɔɪn/EtymologyInherited from Middle English essoyne, from Old French essoignier, from Medieval Latin exoniō, essoniō (“excuse oneself; accept an excuse”), from ex- + sonium + -ō, sonium being from Proto-West Germanic *sunnju (“care, need”).nounAn excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process; the allegation of an excuse to the court.“[W]ith Rejoinders and Replies, / Long Bills, and Anſvvers, ſtuft vvith Lies, / Demurr, Imparlance, and Eſſoign, / The Parties ne'er could Iſſue join: / For Sixteen Years the Cauſe vvas ſpun, / And then ſtood vvhere it firſt begun.”Excuse; exemption.“From euery worke he chalenged essoyne.”verbTo excuse for failure to appear in court.“I'll not essoin thee.”