arriere fief

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Arriere \Ar*riere"\, n. [F. arri[`e]re. See {Arrear}.]
   "That which is behind"; the rear; -- chiefly used as an
   adjective in the sense of behind, rear, subordinate.
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   {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.
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