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