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rabblement

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[rab-uhl-muhnt] / ˈræb əl mənt /

noun

  1. a tumult; disturbance.


Etymology

Origin of rabblement

First recorded in 1535–45; rabble 1 + -ment

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At this present writing, Louis the Gouty is wheeling in triumph into Piccadilly, in all the pomp and rabblement of royalty.

From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore

More than one runaway from our troop have joined this rabblement, and that gives some credit to the scandal.

From The Betrothed by Sir Walter Scott

I have the Lady Joan and her maid to think on, 'twould be an ill fate theirs in the hands of yon filthy rabblement.

From Black Bartlemy's Treasure by Jeffery Farnol

Jack Cade's rabblement was no whit more laughable an assemblage than the army which Robert proposed to lead to victory.

From My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Lewis Wingfield

But here was Jean at last, faithful and true, at the head of a rabblement.

From The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Lewis Wingfield

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