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darrein

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /dəˈɹeɪn/
  • /ˈdæɹeɪn/
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adj

Meaning 1

In the names of legal actions, pleas, writs, etc.: final, last; dernier.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, not-comparable

Topics: law

Examples

  • the assize of darrein presentment
  • a plea puis darrein continuance
  • darrein resort

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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