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Meaning of RAGMAN'S ROLL

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Rag"man's roll`\ [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}.]
 
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