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Ragman's roll
Rag′man’s rollˊ
(răg′manz rōlˊ)
. [For
ragman roll
a long list of names, the devil’s roll or list; where ragman
is of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ragmenni
a craven person, Sw. raggen
the devil. Icel. ragmenni
is fr. ragr
cowardly (another form of argr
, akin to AS. earg
cowardly, vile, G. arg
bad) + menni
(in comp.) man, akin to E. man
. See Roll
, and cf. Rigmarole
.] The rolls of deeds on parchment in which the Scottish nobility and gentry subscribed allegiance to Edward I. of England,
A. D.
1296. [Also written
ragman-roll
.]