arrearyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[arrear 词源字典]
arrear: see rear
[arrear etymology, arrear origin, 英语词源]
arrearyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
c. 1300, "at a disadvantage;" mid-14c., "in times past;" late 14c., "in or to the rear;" see arrears. Meaning "behind in duties or payments" is from 1620s.