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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A medieval royal proclamation by which vassals were summoned to military service.
- noun The vassals summoned.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French, from Old French ariere-ban, alteration (influenced by arere, behind) of herban; see koro- in Indo-European roots.]
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