a rage of maidens
Listed in the Book of Saint Albans (1486) as “a Rage of maydens”.
- Subject
- maiden (maidens)
- Category
- People → General
- Confidence
- high
- Attestation
- historical-source
Collective noun
rage
What do you call a group of maidens or orcs?
- Used for
- 2 subjects
- Categories
- People, Supernatural
- Subcategories
- General, Monsters
- Type
- Specific
- Best confidence
- high
Definition
- Listed in the Book of Saint Albans (1486) as “a Rage of maydens”.
- Humorous coinage from Wondermark #566, “Supernatural Collective Nouns” (Monster class).
Other senses of the word: rage on Wiktionary
Usage as a collective noun
a rage of orcs
Humorous coinage from Wondermark #566, “Supernatural Collective Nouns” (Monster class).
- Subject
- orc (orcs)
- Category
- Supernatural → Monsters
- Confidence
- low
- Attestation
- humor-source
Related words
No other collective nouns recorded for these subjects.