deraign
Definition of deraign
-ed/-ing/-s
archaic
: to defend or prove (a claim) or settle (a dispute) especially in personal combat
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Origin and Etymology of deraign
Middle English dereynen, deraynen, from Old French deraisnier to defend, champion, from de- + raisnier to speak, plead, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin rationare, from Latin ration-, ratio reckoning, calculation, reason
deraign
Definition of deraign
-ed/-ing/-s
archaic
: to discharge from a religious order
deraignment
noun, plural-s
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Origin and Etymology of deraign
Middle French desrengier to get out of place, disarrange
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