Associations to the word «Ragman»

Wiktionary

RAGMAN, noun. (now) (historical) A statute issued by Edward I in 1276.
RAGMAN, noun. (obsolete) A document having many names or seals, such as a papal bull.
RAGMAN, noun. (now) (historical) A game in which players compete to pull an object from out of a roll of writing.
RAGMAN, noun. A dealer in rags.
RAGMAN, proper noun. A statute of Edward I by which the Scottish gentry and nobility were compelled to swear allegiance to the English king
RAGMAN ROLL, noun. Any of a collection of legal documents in which the nobility and gentry of Scotland subscribed allegiance to King Edward I of England

Wise words

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