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rabblement

American  
[rab-uhl-muhnt] / ˈræb əl mənt /

noun

  1. a tumult; disturbance.


Etymology

Origin of rabblement

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

Example Sentences

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Beausobre says of, him: "His principle was, that faith was only fit for the rabblement."

From Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures by Mitchell, Logan

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 Moore, Thomas

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 Wingfield, Lewis

Two other cuts—mere rabblement and eyesore—leave on the mind a feeling of disgust almost without interest and without shame.

From George Cruikshank by Chesson, W. H.

Stand back, I say, all three,   And leave this wicked rabblement to me.

From The Geste of Duke Jocelyn by Farnol, Jeffery