Lexicon:Modern/Essaen
| Essaen | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈes.saɪn/ |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Etymology | from Middle essensē |
Essaen — the core quality of a thing; what it is beneath everything else about it.
Notes
A word the Academy uses constantly and the guilds use rarely. To speak of the Essaen of a craft, a person, or an argument is to claim to have got past its surface, and the claim is often contested.