"deraign" meaning in English

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Verb

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English dereynen, from Old French deraisnier (“to explain, defend, to maintain in legal action by proof and reasonings”), from Late Latin derationare (“to discourse, contend in law”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|dereynen|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English dereynen, {{inh+|en|enm|dereynen}} Inherited from Middle English dereynen, {{der|en|fro|deraisnier||to explain, defend, to maintain in legal action by proof and reasonings}} Old French deraisnier (“to explain, defend, to maintain in legal action by proof and reasonings”), {{der|en|LL.|derationare||to discourse, contend in law}} Late Latin derationare (“to discourse, contend in law”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} deraign (third-person singular simple present deraigns, present participle deraigning, simple past and past participle deraigned), {{tlb|en|obsolete}} (obsolete) Forms: deraigns [present, singular, third-person], deraigning [participle, present], deraigned [participle, past], deraigned [past], darraign [alternative], darraigne [alternative], darrain [alternative], darraine [alternative], darrayn [alternative], darrayne [alternative], derain [alternative], dereine [alternative], dereyne [alternative]
  1. (law, transitive) To prove or refute, especially through combat. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-deraign-en-verb-9AnSurdF Categories (other): Law Topics: law
  2. (ambitransitive) To engage in battle or combat. Tags: ambitransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-deraign-en-verb-SkjhXRZi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 44 41 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 44 40 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 41 38 16
  3. (transitive) To determine or decide by combat; to fight out. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-deraign-en-verb-FxtwmMCq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 44 41 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 44 40 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 41 38 16
  4. (transitive) To ready or prepare for combat. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-deraign-en-verb-4JFy~YcC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 44 41 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 41 38 16

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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