Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Rou'e \Rou`['e]"\, n. [F., properly p. p. of rouer to break upon
   the wheel, fr. roue a wheel, L. rota. See {Rotate},
   {Rotary}.]
   One devoted to a life of sensual pleasure; a debauchee; a
   rake.