/dɪˈɹeɪ/
OriginFrom Old French derroi, desroi, desrei, from des- (from Latin dis-) + roi, rei, rai (“order”). See array and disarray.
- obsoleteDisorder, disturbance.
- archaicDisarray, confusion.
“[…] the exasperated Whigs […] were the men in fact that wrought the most deray among the populace.”
- obsoleteDisorderly merriment; partying.
“[…] there were pipes and fiddles, and as much dancing and deray within as used to be at Sir Robert’s house at Pace and Yule, and such high seasons […]”
- archaic, transitiveTo derange.
- archaic, intransitiveTo become deranged; to go wild.
Formsderays(present, singular, third-person) · deraying(participle, present) · derayed(participle, past) · derayed(past)
Source: Wiktionary