overmultitude

Etymology

From over- + multitude.

overmultitude means an large excess in numbers. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

An large excess in numbers.“it is informed to this House that not only a great companie are now to come into this burge, but that an overmultitude of such strangers will suddenly pester the said burgh;”