ruffianage

English

Etymology

From ruffian +‎ -age.

Noun

ruffianage (uncountable)

1. (archaic) collectively, ruffians; a group of ruffians.
   • 1851-1864, Francis Palgrave, The History of Normandy and England

     the vilest ruffianage

References

• “ruffianage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.