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arraignment

/əˈeɪnmənt/ur-AYN-muhnt
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ɚˈeɪnmənt/ur-AYN-muhnt

Meaningthe act of arraigning

Common meaning: a calling of someone to answer charges in court

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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’
  4. Englishformed in English from arraignarraignment‘a calling of 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: Formed in English from arraign + -ment.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ARRAIGN, p.34 · scan

Source words

  • aranier Old French · source word “address or call to account”

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