RAN'SOMLESS, adjective Free from ransom. RANK, verb intransitive [Heb.] To rave in violent, high sounding or extravagant language, without correspondent dignity of thought; to be noisy and boisterous in words or declamation; as a ranting preacher. Look where my ranking host of the garter comes. RANK, noun High sounding language without dignity of thought; boisterous, empty declamation; as the rant of fanatics. This is stoical rant, without any foundation in the nature of man, or reason of things.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI