| Arriere | n. [ F. arrière. See Arrear. ] “That which is behind”; the rear; -- chiefly used as an adjective in the sense of behind, rear, subordinate. [ 1913 Webster ]
Arriere fee,
Arriere fief, a fee or fief dependent on a superior fee, or a fee held of a feudatory. --
Arriere vassal, the vassal of a vassal. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Arriere-ban | n. [ F., fr. OE. arban, heriban, fr. OHG. hariban, heriban, G. heerbann, the calling together of an army; OHG. heri an army + ban a public call or order. The French have misunderstood their old word, and have changed it into arrière-ban, though arrière has no connection with its proper meaning. See Ban, Abandon. ] A proclamation, as of the French kings, calling not only their immediate feudatories, but the vassals of these feudatories, to take the field for war; also, the body of vassals called or liable to be called to arms, as in ancient France. [ 1913 Webster ] |
