arrear
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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arrear †adv. backward, behind XIV: sb. (chiefly pl.) liability overdue, debts unpaid XVII. — OF.
ariere (mod.
arrière), AN.
arere :- medL.
adretrō, f.
ad to (AT) +
retrō backward. As sb.
arrear(s) took the place of
arrearage(s) XIV (now U.S.) — OF.
arierages (mod.
arrérages), f.
ariere; cf.
AN. sb.
areres XIV.
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