AFFRAY
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Af*fray" (&unr_;), v. t. [p. p. Affrayed.] [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.
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Smale foules a great heap
That had afrayed [affrayed] me out of my sleep.
Chaucer.
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2. To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.
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That voice doth us affray.
Shak.
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Af*fray" (&unr_;), n. [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.]
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2. Alarm; terror; fright. [Obs.] Spenser.
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3. A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl; a fray. “In the very midst of the affray.” Motley.
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4. (Law) The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others. Blackstone.
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&hand_; A fighting in private is not, in a legal sense, an affray.
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Syn. -- Quarrel; brawl; scuffle; encounter; fight; contest; feud; tumult; disturbance.
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