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Arriere-ban
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What's The Definition Of Arriere-ban?Synonyms | Synonyms for Arriere-ban: Related Terms | Find terms related to Arriere-ban: See Also | Arriere-ban In Webster's Dictionary \Ar*riere"-ban`\, n. [F., fr. OE. arban, heriban,
fr. OHG. hariban, heriban, G. heerbann, the calling together
of an army; OHG. heri an army + ban a public call or order.
The French have misunderstood their old word, and have
changed it into arri[`e]re-ban, though arri[`e]re has no
connection with its proper meaning. See {Ban}, {Abandon}.]
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; also, the body of
vassals called or liable to be called to arms, as in ancient
France.
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