canaille (redirected from canailles)

ca·naille  (k-n, -nl)

n.

1. The masses of the people; the proletariat.

2. Rabble; riffraff.

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[French, from Italian canaglia, pack of dogs, rabble, from cane, dog, from Latin canis; see kwon- in Indo-European roots.]

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canaille [kan-nye]

Noun

the masses or rabble [French, from Italian canaglia pack of dogs]

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Canaille the rabble; a mob; the lowest class of people, 1676.

Example: canaille of miscreants, 1680.