arrière-ban
See also: arriere-ban
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French, Old French arriereban, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *ad retrō (literally “to the rear”), from Latin ad + retrō. Equivalent to arrière- (“behind”) + ban.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
arrière-ban m (plural arrière-bans)
- (historical) an assembly of feudal lords
- 1888, Henri Carré, Recherches sur l’administration municipale de Rennes au temps de Henri IV:
- D’après une ordonnance de Charles VIII, la charge du ban et de l’arrière-ban ne peut pas non plus être imposée à ceux d’entre eux qui tiennent des fiefs.
- According to an ordinance of Charles VIII, the burden of the ban and the arrière-ban cannot also be imposed on those of whom hold fiefs.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: arriere-ban
Further reading edit
- “arrière-ban”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.