arrearage (areraj)

[ I have employment for thee, such a one As shall not only pay my services, But leave me in arrearage . Shirley , Grateful Servant, i. 2. 2. Arrears; amount or amounts outstanding or overdue; any sum of money remaining unpaid after previous payment of a part. The old arrearages... being defrayed. Howell , Vocal Forest. Our pleasure is, that all arrearages Be paid unto the captains. Mas singer, The Picture, ii. 2.