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AFFRAY
affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle
(noun) a noisy fight
affray, altercation, fracas
(noun) noisy quarrel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
affray (third-person singular simple present affrays, present participle affraying, simple past and past participle affrayed)
(archaic, transitive) To startle from quiet; to alarm.
(archaic, transitive) To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.
Noun
affray (countable and uncountable, plural affrays)
The act of suddenly disturbing anyone; an assault or attack.
A tumultuous assault or quarrel.
The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.
(obsolete) Terror.
Synonyms
• fray, brawl
• alarm, terror, fright
Source: Wiktionary
Af*fray", v. t. [p. p. Affrayed.] Etym: [OE. afraien, affraien, OF. effreer, esfreer, F. effrayer, orig. to disquiet, put out of peace, fr. L. ex + OHG. fridu peace (akin to E. free). Cf. Afraid, Fray, Frith inclosure.] [Archaic]
1. To startle from quiet; to alarm. Smale foules a great heap That had afrayed [affrayed] me out of my sleep. Chaucer.
2. To frighten; to scare; to frighten away. That voice doth us affray. Shak.
Af*fray", n. Etym: [OE. afrai, affrai, OF. esfrei, F. effroi, fr. OF. esfreer. See Affray, v. t.]
1. The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack. [Obs.]
2. Alarm; terror; fright. [Obs.] Spenser.
3. A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl; a fray. "In the very midst of the affray." Motley.
4. (Law)
Definition: The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others. Blackstone.
Note: A fighting in private is not, in a legal sense, an affray.
Syn.
– Quarrel; brawl; scuffle; encounter; fight; contest; feud; tumult; disturbance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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