I. əˈrān also aˈ- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English arreinen, from Middle French araisnier to speak to, arraign, from Old French, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + raisnier to speak, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin rationare, from Latin ration-, ratio reason, reasoning — more at reason
1. : to call (a prisoner) to the bar of a court to answer to the charge of an indictment : accuse , charge
2. : to accuse of wrong, inadequacy, or imperfection : find fault with : denounce
St. Peter Damiani … arraigns the monks for teaching grammar rather than things spiritual — H.O.Taylor
Synonyms: see accuse
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Anglo-French arrainer, alteration of arramer, irregular from Medieval Latin adhramire, arramire to promise to perform a juridical act, to arraign, from Latin ad- + Medieval Latin -hramire, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hremman to hinder, Old Norse hremma to clutch, Gothic hramjan to crucify; akin to Russian kromy (plural) loom
: to appeal to : demand