arrière-ban
[ ar-ee-er-ban; French a ryer-bahn ]
/ ˈær iˌɛrˈbæn; French a ryɛrˈbɑ̃ /
noun, plural ar·ri·ère-bans [ar-ee-er-banz; French a ryer-bahn] /ˈær iˌɛrˈbænz; French a ryɛrˈbɑ̃/.
a group of vassals who owed military service, especially to French kings.
the summoning by a medieval ruler of all vassals and free men for military service.
Words nearby arrière-ban
arrivederci,
arrivism,
arrivisme,
arriviste,
arrivé,
arrière-ban,
arrière-garde,
arrière-pensée,
arroba,
arrogance,
arrogance of power
British Dictionary definitions for arriere-ban
arrière-ban
/ French (arjɛrbɑ̃) /
noun
(in medieval France) a summons to the king's vassals to do military service
the vassals so assembled for military service
Word Origin for arrière-ban
C16: changed from Old French
herban call to arms, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German
heriban, from
heri army +
ban summons,
ban ²