ragman

See also: Ragman

English

Etymology 1

Origin unknown.

Noun

ragman (plural ragmans)

1. (now historical) A statute issued by Edward I in 1276.
2. (obsolete) A document having many names or seals, such as a papal bull.
   • c. 1390, William Langland, Piers Plowman, Prologue:

     He bonched hem with his breuet · & blered here eyes / And rauȝte with his ragman · rynges and broches […].

3. (now historical) A game in which players compete to pull an object from out of a roll of writing.

Related terms

• ragman roll, Ragman's Roll

Etymology 2

From rag +‎ man.

Noun

ragman (plural ragmen)

1. A dealer in rags.

Translations

a dealer in rags

• Latin: centōnarius m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Anagrams

• Garman, granma, mangar, marang