Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In old law, last: as, darrein continuance; darrein presentment.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Law) Last.

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  • adjective law last

Etymologies

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Old French darrein, darrain, from an assumed Latin deretranus; Latin de + retro back, backward.

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