deraign
darraign
/ (dəˈreɪn) /
verb(tr) obsolete
law to contest (a claim, suit, etc)
to arrange (soldiers) for battle
Origin of deraign
1C13: from Old French deraisnier to defend, from Vulgar Latin ratiōnāre (unattested) to reason
Derived forms of deraign
- deraignment or darraignment, noun
Words Nearby deraign
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How to use deraign in a sentence
If it had not, the question was ended; if it had, then we could proceed to deraign to those properly entitled to it.
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