Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ragman's roll \Rag"man's roll`\ [For ragman roll a long list of
   names, the devil's roll or list; where ragman is of Scand.
   origin; cf. Icel. ragmenni a craven person, Sw. raggen the
   devil. Icel. ragmenni is fr. ragr cowardly (another form of
   argr, akin to AS. earg cowardly, vile, G. arg bad) + menni
   (in comp.) man, akin to E. man. See {Roll}, and cf.
   {Rigmarole}.]
   The rolls of deeds on parchment in which the Scottish
   nobility and gentry subscribed allegiance to Edward I. of
   England, A. D. 1296. [Also written {ragman-roll}.]