Ar-rēar'age, n.

n. [Fr. arrérage, O. Fr. arrierage, L. Lat. arrieragium, arreragium, areragium. See supra.] Any sum of money remaining unpaid, after previous payment of a part; arrears. “The old arrearages . . . being defrayed.” Howell.

☞ A person may be in arrear for the whole amount of a debt; but arrears and arrearage imply that a part has been paid.