/ Dictionary / Index A arrière-ban: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ar•ri•ère-ban Pronunciation: (ar'ē-er"ban' Fr. a&wdspcryer&wdspcbän'), [key] — pl. -bans a group of vassals who owed military service, esp. to French kings. the summoning by a medieval ruler of all vassals and free men for military service. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. arride arrière-garde* Related Content Daily Word Quiz: belligerent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language