ragman roll

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Prob. Ice. ragmenni, a craven, ragr, cowardly (A.S. earg), madhr, man.”)

Noun

ragman roll (plural ragman rolls)

1. (historical) Any of a collection of legal documents in which the nobility and gentry of Scotland subscribed allegiance to Edward I of England.

Derived terms

• rigmarole, rigamarole