† aˈrrear-ward Obs.
Forms: 6 arrier-, 7 arere-, arrere-ward.
[f. arrear adv. + ward: see prec. There may have been an early arere-ward, as well as rere-ward (cf. ONFr. arere-, rere-warde), but existing evidence shows only rere-ward in 13th c., rere-, arrere-garde int. by Caxton in 15th c., and arrere-ward in end of 16th.]
= prec.
| 1589 Late Voy. Sp. & Port. (1881) 75 The Battaile and the arrierward stood in Armes al the night. 1600 Holland Livy 863 (R.) The second legion which was in the arrereward. 1664 S. Clarke Tamerlane 3 The Prince of Thanais..led the Arereward. |