arriere-ban

noun

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.

OriginFrench arrière-ban →
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Meanings

nounarriere-ban (plural arriere-bans)

plural arriere-bans · alternative arrière-ban

  1. historicalA proclamation, as of the French kings, calling not only their immediate feudatories, but the vassals of these feudatories, to take the field for war.
  2. historicalThe body of vassals called or liable to be called to arms, in ancient France.

Origin

  1. Frencharrière-ban
  2. Englisharriere-ban

French arrière-ban

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APA

arriere-ban. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arriere-ban

MLA

“arriere-ban.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arriere-ban. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arriere-ban,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arriere-ban.

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