单词 | arriere-ban |
释义 | arrière-ban in British English French (arjɛrbɑ̃) noun 1. (in medieval France) a summons to the king's vassals to do military service 2. the vassals so assembled for military service Word origin C16: changed from Old French herban call to arms, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German heriban, from heri army + ban summons, ban2arrière-ban in American English (ˈæriˌɛrˈbæn; French aʀjɛʀˈbɑ̃) noun 1. in medieval France, a king's summoning of his vassals to do their military duty 2. the vassals so summoned Word origin Fr, altered by folk etym., after arrière (see arrears) < OFr harbon < OHG hariban, conscription < hari, army + ban, command under penaltyDefinition of 'arrière-ban' |
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