Rereward

Rereward
Rereward Rere"ward` (r?r"w?rd`), n. [See {Rearward}.] The rear guard of an army. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

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  • rereward — ˈri(ə)rˌwȯrd, ˈriəˌwȯ(ə)d noun Etymology: Middle English rerewarde, from Anglo French, from Old French rere backward, behind + Old North French warde guard; akin to Old French garde, guarde guard more at retro , guard obsolete : re …   Useful english dictionary

  • rereward — noun Etymology: Middle English rerewarde, from Anglo French, from rere, arere behind + warde, gard guard Date: 14th century obsolete rear guard …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rereward — /rear weuhrd/, n. rearward (defs. 2, 3). * * * …   Universalium

  • Rereward —    (Josh. 6:9), the troops in the rear of an army on the march, the rear guard. This word is a corruption of the French arriere garde. During the wilderness march the tribe of Dan formed the rear guard (Num. 10:25; comp. 1 Sam. 29:2; Isa. 52:12;… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • rereward — rewarder …   Anagrams dictionary

  • rereward — rere·ward …   English syllables

  • rewarder — rereward …   Anagrams dictionary

  • Joshua 6 — 1 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. 2 And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. 3 And ye shall… …   The King James version of the Bible

  • Numbers 10 — 1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps. 3 And when they shall blow with… …   The King James version of the Bible

  • 1 Samuel 29 — 1 Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel. 2 And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the… …   The King James version of the Bible

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