- essoine
- es·soine
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essoine — (è ssoi n ) s. f. Voy. exoine … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
essoine — see essoign … Useful english dictionary
essoin — /i soyn /, n. (in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time. [1300 50; ME essoine < AF, OF essoigne, essoine, n. deriv. of essoinier to put forward such an excuse, v. deriv. (with es EX ) of sogne, ult. < Old… … Universalium
exoine — (è gzoi n ) s. f. 1° Ancien terme de pratique. Excuse, en justice, de ce qu on ne peut se trouver à une assignation. • Il fallait aux pairs une exoine, c est à dire une légitime excuse et grave pour se dispenser de s y trouver [aux… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
essoin — I. noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English essoine, from Middle French essoine, essoigne, from Medieval Latin essonia, essonium, exonium, from Latin ex + Late Latin sonium care, worry 1. English law a. : an excuse for not appearing in court at the… … Useful english dictionary
Essoign — Essoin Es*soin or Essoign Es*soign, n. [OF. essoine, essoigne, F. exoine, L. essonia, exonia; pref. ex (L. ex from) + sunnis, sunnia, sonia, hindrance, excuse. Cf. Icel. syn refusal, synja to deny, refuse, Goth. sunja truth, sunj[=o]n to justify … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Essoin — Es*soin or Essoign Es*soign, n. [OF. essoine, essoigne, F. exoine, L. essonia, exonia; pref. ex (L. ex from) + sunnis, sunnia, sonia, hindrance, excuse. Cf. Icel. syn refusal, synja to deny, refuse, Goth. sunja truth, sunj[=o]n to justify, OS.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Essoin day — Essoin Es*soin or Essoign Es*soign, n. [OF. essoine, essoigne, F. exoine, L. essonia, exonia; pref. ex (L. ex from) + sunnis, sunnia, sonia, hindrance, excuse. Cf. Icel. syn refusal, synja to deny, refuse, Goth. sunja truth, sunj[=o]n to justify … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
essoin — noun Etymology: 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 Date: 14th century 1. an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
affaire — (a fê r ) s. f. 1° Ce qui est l objet de quelque travail ; occupation, soin, devoir, fonction. Une petite affaire. Une affaire importante. N avoir pas d affaire. C était l affaire d un jour. Charger le fusil et tuer la bête fut l affaire d un… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
