ARRIÈRE-BAN
\ɐɹiˈe͡əbˈan], \ɐɹiˈeəbˈan], \ɐ_ɹ_i__ˈeə_b_ˈa_n]\
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är'yer-bän, or ä-r[=e]r'ban, n. in feudal times, the sovereign's summons to all freemen to take the field: the army thus collected. [O. Fr. ariereban, Old High Ger. hari, army, and ban, public proclamation.]
By Thomas Davidson
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