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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. In old English law, an excuse for not appearing in court to defend an action on the day appointed for that purpose; the alleging of such an excuse.
2. n. Excuse; exemption.
3. n. One who is excused for non-appearance in court on the day appointed.
4. In law, allowed for the appearance of suitors: an epithet applied to the first, three days of a term, now disused.

Wiktionary

1. v. UK, law, transitive To excuse for failure to appear in court.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. (Eng. Law) An excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process; the allegation of an excuse to the court.
2. n. obsolete Excuse; exemption.
3. v. (Eng. Law) To excuse for nonappearance in court.