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<h1>Affray</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*fray"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>p. p.</tt> <er>Affrayed</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>afraien</ets>, <ets>affraien</ets>, OF. <ets>effreer</ets>, <ets>esfreer</ets>, F. <ets>effrayer</ets>, orig. to disquiet, put out of peace, fr. L. <ets>ex</ets> + OHG. <ets>fridu</ets> peace (akin to E. <ets>free</ets>). Cf. <er>Afraid</er>, <er>Fray</er>, <er>Frith</er> inclosure.]</ety> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To startle from quiet; to alarm.</def>

<blockquote>Smale foules a great heap That had <b>afrayed</b> [affrayed] me out of my sleep. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.</def>

<blockquote>That voice doth us <b>affray</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Affray</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*fray"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>afrai</ets>, <ets>affrai</ets>, OF. <ets>esfrei</ets>, F. <ets>effroi</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>esfreer</ets>. See <er>Affray</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Alarm; terror; fright.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl; a fray.</def> "In the very midst of the <i>affray</i>."

<i>Motley.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.</def>

<i>Blackstone.</i>

<note>&hand; A fighting in private is not, in a legal sense, an <i>affray</i>.</note>

<syn>Syn. -- Quarrel; brawl; scuffle; encounter; fight; contest; feud; tumult; disturbance.</syn>

<h1>Affrayer</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*fray"er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One engaged in an affray.</def>

<h1>Affrayment</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*fray"ment</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Affray.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Affreight</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*freight"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>freight</ets>: cf. F. <ets>affr\'82ter</ets>. See <er>Freight</er>.]</ety> <def>To hire, as a ship, for the transportation of goods or freight.</def>

<h1>Affreighter</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*freight"er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who hires or charters a ship to convey goods.</def>

<h1>Affreightment</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*freight"ment</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>affr\'82tement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of hiring, or the contract for the use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.</def>

<h1>Affret</h1> <Xpage=29>

<hw>Af*fret"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. It. <ets>affrettare</ets> to hasten, <ets>fretta</ets> haste.]</ety> <def>A furious onset or attack.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>