ARRIERE

Etymology

Noun

arriere (plural arrieres)

(obsolete) That which is behind or subordinate; the rear.

Source: Wiktionary


Ar*riere", n. Etym: [F. arrière. See Arrear.]

Definition: "That which is behind"; the rear; -- chiefly used as an adjective in the sense of behind, rear, subordinate. Arriere fee, Arriere fief, a fee or fief dependent on a superior fee, or a fee held of a feudatory.

– Arriere vassal, the vassal of a vassal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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