ESSENTIATE
Es*sen"ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Essentiated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Essentiating.]
Defn: To form or constitute the essence or being of. [Obs.] Boyle.
ESSENTIATE
Es*sen"ti*ate, v. i.
Defn: To become assimilated; to be changed into the essence. [Obs.]
B. Jonson.
ESSOIN; ESSOIGN Es*soin" or Es*soign, n. Etym: [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, sunjon to justify, OS. sunnea impediment, OHG. sunna.]
1. (Eng. Law)
Defn: An excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process; the allegation of an excuse to the court.
2. Excuse; exemption. [Obs.] From every work he challenged essoin. Spenser. Essoin day (Eng. Law), the first general return day of the term, on which the court sits to receive essoins. Blackstone.
ESSOIN Es*soin", v. t. Etym: [OF. essoinier, essoignier, essonier, LL. essoniare, exoniare. See Essoin, n.] (Eng. Law)
Defn: To excuse for nonappearance in court. "I 'll not essoin thee."
Quarles.