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 2b2 a: disturbance barchaic : fuss3: a fashionable gathering