essoiner
(ɛˈsɔɪnə(r))
Also 7 (Sc.) essonyier, -zier.
[ad. AF. essoigniour (Britton), f. essoignier: see essoin v.]
One who essoins; one who offers an excuse for the absence of another.
| 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. 111 b, It behoues the essonzier to name his awin name, and the name of him that is essonzied. 1651 tr. Kitchin's Courts Baron 374 The Name of the Essoyner shall be put in. 1671 F. Phillips Reg. Necess. 397 An Essoin de Service le Roy was challenged, for that the Essoiner was under age. 1889 Univ. Rev. Nov. 436 In the High Court of Night Be thou essoiner for us unto Death. |