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arraign

/əˈeɪn/ur-AYN
/ɚˈeɪn/ur-AYN

Meaningaddress or call to account

Common meaning: call someone to answer charges in court

Journey through time

  1. Old Frencharanier‘address or call to account’source
  2. Middle Englisharainen‘call to account’source
  3. Englisharraign‘call someone to answer charges in court’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French aranier ‘address or call to account’.

Roots

  • aranier Old French “address or call to account”

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