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essoiner

essoiner noun: an attorney who sufficiently excuses the absence of another.

Noun

essoiner (plural essoiners)

  1. (England, archaic) An attorney who sufficiently excuses the absence of another.

Forms of essoiner

pluralessoiners

Origin of essoiner

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman essoigniour, from Old French essoignier. By surface analysis, essoin + -er.

Questions about essoiner

What does essoiner mean?
Essoiner means an attorney who sufficiently excuses the absence of another.
What part of speech is essoiner?
Essoiner is a noun.
What is the plural of essoiner?
The plural of essoiner is essoiners.

Words near essoiner in the dictionary

  1. essoigning
  2. essoignment
  3. essoigns
  4. essoin
  5. essoined
  6. essoiner
  7. essoiners
  8. essoining
  9. essoinment
  10. essoins
  11. essonite

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