English Explanatory Dictionary

horde

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A large number of people or things.
verb
  1. To travel en masse; to flock.

Pronunciation

hôd /hɔːd/ hôrd /hɔɹd/ en-us-horde.ogg /hoːd/ en-au-horde.ogg hōrd /ho(ː)ɹd/ /hoəd/

Word forms

horde hordes hording hordeing horded

Etymology

Recorded in English since 1555. From Middle French horde, from German Horde, from Polish horda, from Russian орда́ (ordá, “horde, clan, troop”), probably from Kipchak Turkic (compare Tatar урда (urda, “horde”)), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ordu (“place of staying of the army, ruler etc.”). Cognates include Turkish ordu (“camp, army”), Mongolian орд (ord, “court, castle, royal compound, camp, horde”) and Kalmyk орда (orda). Doublet of orda and Urdu.

Derived words

Golden Horde hordal hordelike horde mode hordesman primal horde yellow horde
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