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ar⋅ri⋅ère-ban

  [ar-ee-er-ban; Fr. a ryer-bahn]
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–noun, plural -bans  [-banz; Fr. -bahn] .
1. a group of vassals who owed military service, esp. to French kings.
2. the summoning by a medieval ruler of all vassals and free men for military service.
Origin:
1515–25; < F, alter. (by assoc. with arrière behind, rear; see arrear ) of OF arban, herban < Gmc; cf. OHG hari army, ban ban 2
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ar·ri·ère-ban   (ār'ē-âr-bän', -bān')   
n.  

  1. A medieval royal proclamation by which vassals were summoned to military service.

  2. The vassals summoned.


[French, from Old French ariere-ban, alteration (influenced by arere, behind) of herban; see koro- in Indo-European roots.]
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