galere

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

galere
    n 1: a coterie of undesirable people [syn: {galere}, {rogue's
         gallery}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

galere \galere\, galere \gal[`e]re\(g[.a]*l[~e]r) n. [F.
   gallery.]
   A group of people with some common characteristic, especially
   a coterie of undesirable people.

   Syn: rogue's gallery.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]