The Collaborative International Dictionary
Arriere fee
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.
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.