Main Entry: ¹rout

Pronunciation: \ˈrau̇t\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English route band, company of soldiers, crowd, from Anglo-French rute band, from Vulgar Latin *rupta, from Latin, feminine of ruptus, past participle of rumpere to break — more at reave

Date: 13th century

1 : a crowd of people : throng; specifically : rabble 2b
2 a : disturbance b archaic : fuss
3 : a fashionable gathering