n. The lowest orders of the people collectively; the rabble; the vulgar.n. Originally, a mixture of the coarser particles of flour and fine bran or shorts for feed; now occasionally used for the grade known as “fine feed” or “finished middlings.” Also spelled canail, canal, and canell.n. A pack (as of hounds): as, the whole canaille of miscreants; a canaille (or canaglia) of poltroons.