deraign
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de·raign | \ də̇ˈrān, dē- \
-ed/-ing/-s
Definition of deraign
(Entry 1 of 2)
archaic
: to defend or prove (a claim) or settle (a dispute) especially in personal combat
deraign
transitive verb (2)\ " \
-ed/-ing/-s
Definition of deraign (Entry 2 of 2)
archaic
: to discharge from a religious order
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