Main Entry:

¹ar·ray

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈrā\

Function:

transitive verb

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French arraier, from Vulgar Latin *arredare, from Latin ad- + a base of Germanic origin; akin to Gothic garaiths arranged — more at ready

Date:

14th century

1: to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn <he had already arrayed himself in his best clothes — Thomas Hardy>2 a: to set or place in order : draw up, marshal <the forces arrayed against us> b: to set or set forth in order (as a jury) for the trial of a cause3: to arrange or display in or as if in an array <the…data are arrayed in descending order — Ed Burnett>

— ar·ray·er noun