a rout of knights
Listed in the Book of Saint Albans (1486) as “a Rowte of knyghtes”.
- Subject
- knight (knights)
- Category
- People → Nobility & gentry
- Confidence
- high
- Attestation
- historical-source
- Also spelled
- Rowte (1486)
Collective noun
rout
Also spelled Rowte (1486)
What do you call a group of knights, snails or wolves?
- Used for
- 3 subjects
- Categories
- Animals, People
- Subcategories
- Mammals, Nobility & gentry, Other invertebrates
- Type
- Specific
- Best confidence
- high
Definition
- Listed in the Book of Saint Albans (1486) as “a Rowte of knyghtes”.
- A group or assortment of snails.
- A group of animals, especially one which is lively or unruly, or made up of wild animals such as wolves; a flock, a herd, a pack.
Other senses of the word: rout on Wiktionary
Usage as a collective noun
a rout of snails
A group or assortment of snails.
- Subject
- snail (snails)
- Category
- Animals → Other invertebrates
- Confidence
- high
- Attestation
- wikipedia-cited, wiktionary-attested
- Also spelled
- Rowte (1486)
a rout of wolves
A group of animals, especially one which is lively or unruly, or made up of wild animals such as wolves; a flock, a herd, a pack.
- Subject
- wolf (wolves)
- Category
- Animals → Mammals
- Confidence
- high
- Attestation
- historical-source, wiktionary-attested
- Also spelled
- Rowte (1486)