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DERAIGN
Etymology
Verb
deraign (third-person singular simple present deraigns, present participle deraigning, simple past and past participle deraigned)
(legal, obsolete, transitive) To prove or to refute by proof, especially on threat of combat.
(obsolete) To engage in (battle, combat etc.).
Usage notes
Not to be confused with darrein.
Anagrams
• Dearing, Reading, dearing, gradine, grained, inraged, reading
Source: Wiktionary
De*raign", De*rain", v. t. Etym: [See Darraign.] (Old Law)
Definition: To prove or to refute by proof; to clear (one's self). [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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