arrière-ban


ar·ri·ère-ban

A0437300 (ăr′ē-âr-bän′, -băn′)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.]

arrière-ban

(arjɛrbɑ̃) n1. (Historical Terms) (in medieval France) a summons to the king's vassals to do military service2. (Military) (in medieval France) a summons to the king's vassals to do military service3. (Historical Terms) the vassals so assembled for military service4. (Military) the vassals so assembled for military service[C16: changed from Old French herban call to arms, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German heriban, from heri army + ban summons, ban2]

ar•ri•ère-ban

(ˈær i ɛrˈbæn, -ˈbɑ̃)

n. 1. the summoning of the king's vassals for military service in medieval France. 2. the vassals summoned. [1515–25; < French]