deraign
darraign
/ (dəˈreɪn) /
verb (tr) obsolete
law to contest (a claim, suit, etc)
to arrange (soldiers) for battle
Nearby words
deputy minister, deputy sheriff, der., deracinate, deradicalize, deraign, derail, derailleur, derailment, derain, derain, andré
Derived Forms
deraignment or darraignment, nounWord Origin for deraign
C13: from Old French deraisnier to defend, from Vulgar Latin ratiōnāre (unattested) to reason
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Examples from the Web for deraign
If it had not, the question was ended; if it had, then we could proceed to deraign to those properly entitled to it.