essoineen.
/ɛˌsɔɪˈniː/ Law.
A person excused for non-appearance in court.
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1607 J. Cowell Interpreter sig. Cc3v/1 Essoine (Essonium) commeth of the French (Essonié or exonnié .i. causarius miles) he that hath his presence forborne or excused vpon any iust cause... It signifieth in our common lawe, an alledgement of an excuse.]
1642 W. Bird Mag. of Honour 162 It shall rest upon the credit and integrity of the Essoinee.
1865 F. M. Nichols tr. Britton II. 351 If the essoinee does not..appear to warrant the essoiner.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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