ca·naille (k -n  , -n l)n. 1. The masses of the people; the proletariat. 2. Rabble; riffraff. [French, from Italian canaglia, pack of dogs, rabble, from cane, dog, from Latin canis; see kwon- in Indo-European roots.] |
canaille French [kanɑj]
n
the masses; mob; rabble
[from French, from Italian canaglia pack of dogs]
Canaille the rabble; a mob; the lowest class of people, 1676.
Example: canaille of miscreants, 1680.
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