different between darrein vs darrain

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman derreyn, dreyn; from Old French darrein, darrain (Modern French dernier); from an assumed Late Latin *deretr?nus (“to hinder”), from d? (“from, away from”) + retr? (“back, backwards; before, formerly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d???e?n/, /?dæ?e?n/
• Hyphenation: dar?rein

Adjective

darrein (not comparable)

1. (law, historical) In the names of legal actions, pleas, writs, etc.: final, last; dernier.

Usage notes

The word darrein appears in a number of phrases, including assize (and writ) of darrein presentment, plea puis darrein continuance and darrein res(s)ort.

In English law, an advowson was the right, often held together with a fee or fief, to nominate a person to be a parish priest of a church. Such a nomination was subject to episcopal approval. If a person complained he had been unlawfully deprived of an advowson by another person, he could bring a legal action called the assize of darrein presentment for an inquiry into who was the last holder of the advowson (the advowee or patron) to present a priest, and to establish that he was the rightful advowee. The assize was established in 1166 and abolished in 1833.

A plea puis darrein continuance was a plea made after the last continuance in the legal proceedings; for example, if a defendant had already presented his or her case, but wished to raise an additional matter before the jury delivered its verdict.

A darrein resort (or ressort), now more common in the French form dernier ressort (meaning “last resort”), was the final court which a legal matter could be appealed to.

Not to be confused with darrain or deraign.

Anagrams

• Reinard, drainer, randier, redrain

English

Alternative forms

• darraign
• dereine, dereyne

Etymology

From Old French deraisnier (“to explain, defend, to maintain in legal action by proof and reasonings”), from Late Latin derationare (“to discourse, contend in law”).

Verb

darrain (third-person singular simple present darrains, present participle darraining, simple past and past participle darrained)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To make ready to fight; to arm oneself for combat.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To fight out; to contest; to decide by combat.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with darrein.

Related terms

• deraign

Finnish

Alternative forms

• darrojen

Noun

darrain

1. Genitive plural form of darra.