Excused from court appearance by a valid essoign; granted legal delay or postponement on grounds of an acceptable excuse.
Past participle of the verb 'essoin,' derived from the Old French essoine. Used in legal records of medieval and early modern England.
When a noble was essoined, it was a formal legal acknowledgment that their excuse was legitimate — the court clerk would write it down officially, making it a real legal document, not just a rumor.
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