FRACAS

Fra″cas (frā″kas; F. frȧ′kä″; 277), n. [[F., crash, din, tumult, It. fracasso, fr. fracassare to break in pieces, perh. fr. fra within, among (L. infra) + cassare to annul, cashier. Cf. Cashier, v. t.]] An uproar; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl.