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assoignour (1280)
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assoignour (1280)

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assoneour,  assoner,  assonor,  assonour,  assoynour  
  FEW:  *sunni *17,275b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  soing (*)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

law essoiner, one who offers an excuse for non-appearance in court: 
( 1280 ) Et qe nul qi est attorné ne soit assoignour, ne nul assoignour soit attourné, sur la peine avauntdite  Lib Cust i 282
( 1293 ) la ou le demandant se fit essonyer e le tenaunt face defaute, sy serra dyt a le assoneour le demandant [...]  YBB 21-22 Ed I 291
( 1295-99 ) [...] ke nul assoyne gettent en la curt avaunt dite pur nul home, a nomer eus meymes assoynours  Reg Woodford and Crowland 29
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 ) Autres excepcions dilatoires accrescent des persones de contours, ou des attornez, ou des assoneours  Mir Just 96
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1/3 ) si cely tenaunt face defaute aprés ceo q'il aura ensi vouché, ou s'il ne porte mye soun brefe de la chauncellerie as baillifs de meyme la vyle a tel jour com doné sera a ly ou a soun assoneour a sourser en la parole avaunt dyte [...]  Dom Gip 40

See also:

assoigne1  assoigner  ensoignour  essoignour 
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