darrein

adjective /dəˈɹeɪn/

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

   historical

   the assize of darrein presentment

Where it comes from

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”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry darrein (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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