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Darraign

Dar"raign\, Darrain \Dar"rain\,, v. t. [OF. deraisnier to explain, defend, to maintain in legal action by proof and reasonings, LL. derationare; de- + rationare to discourse, contend in law, fr. L. ratio reason, in LL., legal cause. Cf. Arraign, and see Reason.]

1. To make ready to fight; to array. [Obs.]

Darrain your battle, for they are at hand. --Shak.

2. To fight out; to contest; to decide by combat. [Obs.] "To darrain the battle." --Chaucer .
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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