Dār'rāign or Dār'rāin, v. t.

} v. t. [O. Fr. derainer, deraisnier, to maintain in legal action by proofs and reasonings, Norm. Fr. derainer, deraigner, L. Lat. deraisnare, derationare, deraticionare, from Lat. de and L. Lat. rationare, to discourse, to contend in law, from ratio, reason, in L. Lat., legal cause or judgment. Cf. also Norm. Fr. darrien, proof, derreiner, to endeavor. Cf. DERAIGN and ARRAIGN.] 1. To prepare, or to order for. [Obs.] Darrain your battle, for they are at hand. Shak. 2. To try, endeavor, or engage in. [Obs.] Redoubted battle ready to darrain. Spenser. 3. (Old Law.) To prove, disprove, refute, or deny; to contest. [Obs.]