ruffianage
English
Etymology
Noun
ruffianage (uncountable)
- (archaic) collectively, ruffians; a group of ruffians.
- 1851-1864, Francis Palgrave, The History of Normandy and England
- the vilest ruffianage
- 1851-1864, Francis Palgrave, The History of Normandy and England
References
- “ruffianage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.