Meaning

noun a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier

noun an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest

noun a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)rek-der. Proto-Celtic *reketi Gaulish *rekosbor.? Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-der. Proto-Germanic *rinkanąder. Proto-Germanic *rankaz Frankish *rankbor.? Vulgar Latin *rencus Old French reng Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Old French rengierbor. Middle English rengen English range Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic…

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