# darrein

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dəˈɹeɪn/

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

## 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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