Essoin

n. [O. Fr. essoine, essoigne, exoine, L. Lat. essonia, essoignia, exonia, exoima, from sunnis, sunnia, sonia, hindrance, excuse. Cf. Icel. syn, refusal, synia, to deny, refuse, Goth. sunja, truth, sunjon, to justify, O. Sax. sunnea, excuse, necessity, impediment.]

1Sense 1. (Eng. Law.) An excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process; the presentation or allegation of such excuse to the court.

2Sense 2. Excuse; exemption. [Obs.]

For every work he challenged essoin. Spencer.

3Sense 3. One who is excused for non-appearance in court at the day appointed. Johnson.

Essoin day, the first general return day of the term, on which the court sits to receive essoins.

Blackstone. Wharton.