Arrière-ban
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Arrière-ban, in French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 customs, is a general proclamation whereby the king summons to war all his vassal
Vassal
A vassal or feudatory is a person who has entered into a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe. The obligations often included military support and mutual protection, in exchange for certain privileges, usually including the grant of land held...

s and their vassals. To the Provost
Provost (civil)
A provost is the ceremonial head of many Scottish local authorities, and under the name prévôt was a governmental position of varying importance in Ancien Regime France.-History:...

 of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

 belongs the convoking and commanding of the arrière-ban.

In the Medieval usage, arrière-ban denoted a general levy, where all able-bodied males were summoned into arms.

The arrière-ban was proclaimed throughout the Kingdom of France on April 30, 1337.
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