rag·man roll
| \ ˈragmən- \
variants:
or ragman's roll
Definition of ragman roll
1
obsolete
: a long list (as on a scroll or document) : catalog
the whole ragman roll of fasting days— Thomas Nash
2
: a series of rolls of deeds on parchment in which the Scottish nobility and gentry subscribed allegiance to Edward I of England in 1291 and especially in 1296 during Edward's progress through Scotland and at the parliament of Berwick
—usually used in plural
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“Ragman roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ragman%20roll. Accessed 24 Sep. 2021.
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