assoil

verb

as·​soil ə-ˈsȯi(-ə)l 

assoiled; assoiling; assoils

transitive verb

1

archaic : absolve, pardon

2

archaic : acquit, clear

3

archaic : expiate

assoilment

ə-ˈsȯi(-ə)l-mənt 

noun archaic

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French assoilé, past participle of assoudre to absolve, from Latin absolvere

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1