| 释义 |
rag·man roll
\ˈragmən-\ noun
or ragman's roll
Etymology: Middle English Ragmane rolle, roll used in a medieval game and containing verses describing various characters, from Anglo-French Ragemon le bon, literally, Ragemon the good (from the name of one of the characters serving as title of the verses) + Middle English rolle 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 |