Etymology

arrearage

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Today it means: The condition of being in arrears. Full definition →

Middle English arrerage ← Old French arierage
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  1. Old French · derived fromarierage“detriment, legal prejudice”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromarrerage
  3. English todayarrearage

From Middle English arrerage, from Old French arierage (“detriment, legal prejudice”).

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