verb
- to arrange or put in order; to set out or display in a line or array
- to draw up (troops or forces) in battle formation
Usage: archaic; chiefly historical or literary
Usage: archaic; military context
Examples
- The general was deraigning his forces along the ridge.
- The soldiers were deraigning in preparation for the coming battle.
- He spent the morning deraigning the supplies in neat rows.
- The knights deraigned themselves in splendid array before the tournament.
- The commander deraigned the cavalry on the left flank.