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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024af•fray (ə frā′),USA pronunciation n. - a public fight;
a noisy quarrel;
brawl. - Lawthe fighting of two or more persons in a public place.
v.t. - [Archaic.]to frighten.
- Gmc; compare German Friede) + -āre infinitive suffix
- Vulgar Latin *exfridāre to break the peace, equivalent. to ex- ex-1 + -frid- peace (
- Anglo-French afray (noun, nominal), afrayer (verb, verbal), Old French esfrei (noun, nominal), esfreer (verb, verbal)
- Middle English 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged row, fracas, altercation, melee.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: affray /əˈfreɪ/ n - a fight, noisy quarrel, or disturbance between two or more persons in a public place
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Vulgar Latin exfridāre (unattested) to break the peace; compare German Friede peace |