porteous roll

noun

por·​te·​ous roll

ˈpōrtēəs-

variants or porteous

plural -es

Scots law

: a roll of offenders formerly prepared by the justice clerk

Word History

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

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