riot (riot)

[Early mod. E. also riotte; Horse harneys tyte, that the i be tane, This ryott radly sall tham rewe. York Plays , p. 90. Other of your insolent retinue Do hourly carp and quarrel, breaking forth In rank and not-to-be-endured riots . Shak ., Lear, i. 4. 223. Now were all transform'd Alike, to serpents all, as acce ories To his bold riot. Milton , P. L., x. 521. Specifically-2. In law , an unlawful a embly which has actually begun to execute the purpose for which it a embled by a breach of the peace, and to the terror of the public, or a lawful a embly proceeding to execute an unlawful purpose. A riot cannot take place unle 5189 and disorderly manner; rouse a tumult or disturbance; specifically, to take part in a riot (see riot, n., 2), or outbreak against the public peace. Under this word rioting. many you sands of old women have been arrested and put to expense, sometimes in prison, for a little intemperate use of their tongues. Fielding , Amelia, i. 2, note. 2. To be in a state of disorder or confusion; act irregularly. Thy life a long dead calm of fix'd repose; No pulse that riots , and no blood that glows. Pope, Eloisa to Abelard, 1. 252. 3. To revel; run to exce in feasting, drinking, or other sensual indulgences; act in an unrestrained or wanton manner. Now lat him riote al the nyght or leve. Chaucer, Cook's Tale, 1. 50. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting [rev elling , R. V.] and drunkenne , not in chambering and wantonne . Rom. xiii. 13. It may well be conceived that, at such a time, such a nature as that of Marl borough would riot in the very luxury of basene . Macaulay , Hallam's Const. Hist. II. trans . 1†. To throw into tumult or confusion; disturb; hara ; annoy. tyre; Sir, and we wyste zour wylle, we walde wirke ther-afgif this journee sulde halde, or be arouwede [doubtful reading] forthyre, To ryde one zone Romaynes and ryott theire landez. Morte Arthure (E. Ε. Τ. S.), 1. 340. Indeed, perjury is but scandalous words, and I know a man cannot have a warrant for those, unle you put for rioting them into the warrant. Fielding, Amelia, i. 2. 2t. To indulge in pleasure or sensual enjoyment; satiate: used reflexively. The roo and the rayne-dere rekle e thare rounene, In ranez and in rosers to ryotte thame selvene. Morte Arthure (E. E. T. S.), 1. 923. 3. To pa in riot; destroy or put an end to by riotous living: with out. [Rare.] IMG:content-2340.png:[blocks in formation]