Meaning Of The Word Arrière-ban

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arrière-ban in American English
in medieval France, a king's summoning of his vassals to do their military duty
noun: a group of vassals who owed military service, esp. to French kings

arrière-ban in British English
noun: (in medieval France) a summons to the king's vassals to do military service

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