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roister (v.)
1580s, from an obsolete noun
roister
"noisy bully" (1550s), from Middle French
ruistre
"ruffian," from Old French
ruste
"rough country fellow," from Latin
rusticus
(see
rustic
). Related:
Roistered
;
roistering
.