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rancel (iou)



rancel verb intrans. & trans. Scot. Also ransel. Infl. -ll-. E17.
[Origin uncertain: cf. Old Norse rannsaka RANSACK verb, reyna try, investigate.]
Search for (stolen goods).
Comb.: rancelman a local officer formerly appointed in Orkney and Shetland to inquire into thefts and petty offences and to preserve good order.
rancellor noun a rancelman E17.