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 rereward 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.
