*ribal*

n. the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and adopt urban ways of living.
Syn. -- detribalisation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. to cause (members of a tribe) to lose their cultural identity and adopt other customs. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. A jacket worn by women; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians patriot Garibaldi. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A California market fish (Pomancentrus rubicundus) of a deep scarlet color. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Low; base; mean; filthy; obscene. [ 1913 Webster ]

The busy day,
Waked by the lark, hath roused the ribald crows. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. ribald, ribaud, F. ribaud, OF. ribald, ribault, LL. ribaldus, of German origin; cf. OHG hrīpa prostitute. For the ending -ald cf. E. Herald. ] A low, vulgar, brutal, foul-mouthed wretch; a lewd fellow. Spenser. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ribald was almost a class name in the feudal system . . . He was his patron's parasite, bulldog, and tool . . . It is not to be wondered at that the word rapidly became a synonym for everything ruffianly and brutal. Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a ribald. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of a ribald quality. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. ribaldrie, ribaudrie, OF. ribalderie, ribauderie. ] The talk of a ribald; low, vulgar language; indecency; obscenity; lewdness; -- now chiefly applied to indecent language, but formerly, as by Chaucer, also to indecent acts or conduct. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ribaldry of his conversation moved &unr_;stonishment even in that age. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to a tribe or tribes; as, a tribal scepter. Bp. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]