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arriere-ban

arriere-ban noun: 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.

Noun

arriere-ban (plural arriere-bans)

  1. (historical) 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.
  2. (historical) The body of vassals called or liable to be called to arms, in ancient France.

Forms of arriere-ban

pluralarriere-bans
alternative formarrière-ban

Origin of arriere-ban

French arrière-ban

Questions about arriere-ban

What does arriere-ban mean?
Arriere-ban means 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.
What part of speech is arriere-ban?
Arriere-ban is a noun.
What is the plural of arriere-ban?
The plural of arriere-ban is arriere-bans.

Words near arriere-ban in the dictionary

  1. arrides
  2. arriding
  3. arrie
  4. Arrien-en-Bethmale
  5. arriere
  6. arriere-ban
  7. arriere-bans
  8. arrierepensee
  9. arrieres
  10. arriero
  11. arrieros

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