rabblement

[prettygoodword]

rabblement (RAB-uhl-muhnt) - n., a tumult, disturbance; a rabble, disorderly crowd.


No longer much in use, alas, but it's an old one: coined in the 1530s from rabble, which itself is of murky Middle English origin.

---L.

Comments

[thistleingrey.livejournal.com]

(Also, gosh, thank goodness for quick web access to various dictionaries and references.)

[larryhammer]

Indeed.

---L.