ROGUE  , a word which came into use about the See also:

• MIDDLE

middle of the 16th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century as a See also:

• SLANG

slang or " cant " See also:

• TERM

term for a vagrant vagabond, answering to the See also:

• MODERN

modern "See also:

• TRAMP

tramp," and was adopted into See also:

• ENGLISH

English legal phraseology together with " vagabond " in the See also:

• STATUTE

Statute of See also:

• ELIZABETH
• ELIZABETH (1533-1603)
• ELIZABETH (1596-1662)
• ELIZABETH (1635–1650)
• ELIZABETH [ AMELIE EUGENIE ] (1837—1898)
• ELIZABETH [1lisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France] (1764—1794)
• ELIZABETH [PAULINE ELIZABETH OTTILIE LOUISE] (1843– )
• ELIZABETH [PETROVNA] (1709-1762), EMPRESS
• ELIZABETH, SAINT (1207-1231)

Elizabeth 1572, " rogue and vagabond " and " incorrigible rogue " remaining as legal terms for certain classes of persons amenable to the See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law under the See also:

• VAGRANCY (formed from " vagrant," wandering, unsettled; this word appears in Anglo-Fr. as wakerant and O.Fr. as wancrant, and is probably of Teut. origin, cf. M.L.G. welkern, to walk about; it is allied to Eng. " walk," and is not to be directly referred

Vagrancy Acts (see VAGRANCY) . The See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

act of Elizabeth defined " rogues, vagabonds and sturdy beggars " as including " idle persons going about and using subtle See also:

• CRAFT (a word common to Teutonic languages for strength, or power; cf. Ger. Kraft)

craft and unlawful See also:

• GAMES, CLASSICAL

games and all persons whole and mighty in See also:

• BODY

body, but having neither See also:

• LAND

land nor See also:

• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master, nor able to give an See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account how they get their living and all See also:

• COMMON

common labourers using loitering and refusing to See also:

• WORK

work for the See also:

• WAGES (the plural of " wage," from Late Lat. wadium, a pledge, O. Fr. wagier, gagier)

wages commonly given " (See also:

• SIR

Sir G . Nicholls' See also:

• HISTORY

History of the English Poor Law, ed . 1898 by H . G . Willink, vol, i . 159) . The word has now the See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general meaning of a See also:

• KNAVE (O.E. cnafa, cognate with Ger. Knabe, boy)

knave or See also:

• RASCAL

rascal, though also used (by meiosis) as a term of playful or See also:

• TENDER

tender banter and in various See also:

• SPECIAL

special applications (e.g. a " rogue " See also:

• ELEPHANT

elephant, one who has been driven out by the See also:

• HERD (a word common to Teutonic languages; the O. Eng. form was heord; cf. Ger. Herde, Swed. and Dan. hjord; the Sans. ca'rdhas, which shows the pre-Teutonic form, means a troop)

herd and lives a solitary See also:

• LIFE

life, becoming very See also:

• SAVAGE
• SAVAGE, MINOT JUDSON (1841– )
• SAVAGE, RICHARD (d. 1743)

savage and destructive . Gardeners also apply the word to a plant which does not come true from See also:

• SEED (from the root seen in Lat. serere, to sow)

seed, showing some variation from the type) . The derivation of the word has been much disputed . It has usually been referred to Fr. rogue, meaning proud, arrogant, which is variously derived from the Icelandic hroke, See also:

• ROOK (O.E. Hr6c, Icel. Hr6kr,1 Swed. Mika, Du. Roek, Gael. Rocas)

rook, See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long-winded talker, or See also:

• BRETON, BRITTON
• BRETON, JULES ADOLPHE

Breton role, proud, haughty; cf . Irish and Gaelic rucas, See also:

• PRIDE, THOMAS (d. 1658)

pride .

The New English See also:

• DICTIONARY

Dictionary, however, rejects this derivation, and considers possible a connexion with another See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early " cant " word `.` See also:

• ROGER (d. 1139)
• ROGER (d. 1181)

roger," a begging vagabond pretending to be a poor university See also:

• SCHOLAR, SCHOLARSHIP

scholar .