ramage

adj

1. (obsolete)of a person or thing: wild; untamed
2. (obsolete)of a place or terrain: scrubby, thicketed, rough

noun

1. wildness, spirit, courage, ferocity
2. A cognatic descent group.

   “Ramages as such do not enter into alliances, either marital or political. They do, however, provide a basis for the allocation of political authority[…]”

3. (archaic)Boughs or branches.

   “That beneficent stem[…] From leaf and ramage sheddeth cool bright showers.”

4. (archaic)The warbling of birds in trees.

   “And birds on thee their ramage did bestow”

name

1. A surname.