English
ruffiandom
From ruffian + -dom.
Formed from ruffian + -dom
Old High German hruf ‘eschar, crust’
Italian roffia ‘dirt’
Italian ruffiano ‘pimp’
Middle French rufian
English ruffian
Today it means
noun The state or condition of a ruffian.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “ruffiandom”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / ruffiandom