Category:Ragman's roll

Rag"man's roll`. Etym: [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.]

Defn: 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.]