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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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