porteous roll

porteous roll
\\ˈpōrtēəs-\ noun or porteous (-es)
Etymology: Middle English porthors, portous, portes, portable breviary, manual, from Old French portehors, from porter to carry + hors out, from Latin foris; akin to Latin fores door — more at port, door
Scots law : a roll of offenders formerly prepared by the justice clerk

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porteous roll noun (Scots law; obsolete)
A list of persons to be tried
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Main Entry:portesse

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