affray
affray definition
af·fray (ə frā′, a-)
noun
a noisy brawl or quarrel; public fight or riot; breach of the peace
Etymology: ME affrai, an attack, alarm < OFr esfrei < esfrëer, to frighten < ML *exfridare < L ex, out of + Gmc base frith-, peace
transitive verb
Archaic to frighten
Etymology: ME affraien < OFr esfraer
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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