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Definition of Darrain
1. Verb. (obsolete transitive) To make ready to fight; to arm oneself for combat. ¹
2. Verb. (obsolete transitive) To fight out; to contest; to decide by combat. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Darrain
1. darraign [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: darraign
Lexicographical Neighbors of Darrain
Literary usage of Darrain
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the English Courts of Common Law by Great Britain Bail Court (1869)
"... darrain continuance. The court, on application, ordered such plea to be taken
off the record, and the release to be given up to be cancelled. ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: With by Richard Vaughan Barnewall, Great Britain Court of King's Bench, Edward Hall Alderson, William Selwyn (1821)
"JERVIS, in last Michaelmas term, had obtained a Husband and rule calling upon
the defendants to shew cause why me° under"1"1 the plea puis darrain ..."
3. Southern France Including Corsica: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1907)
"The Pic Mon- darrain (2460 ft. ; extensive" view), to the W. of Itxassou, is
easily climbed according to the legend, by a kick of the paladin's foot. ..."
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