horde

English

/hɔːd/, /hɔɹd/, /ho(ː)ɹd/, /hoəd/

noun
Definitions
  • A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.
  • A large number of people.

Etymology

Derived from Middle French horde derived from German Horde derived from Polish horda derived from Russian орда ('clan, horde, troop') derived from Proto-Turkic *or- (middle, place, reap, place of staying of the army, ruler etc, army).

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Proto-Turkic

*or-

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middle, place, reap, place of staying of the army, ruler etc, army

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