Emily Dickinson Lexicon

RANK, v.t.

1. To place abreast or in a line. – Milton.
2. To place in a particular class, order or division. Poets were ranked in the class of philosophers. – Broome. Heresy is ranked with idolatry and witchcraft. – Decay of Piety.
3. To dispose methodically; to place in suitable order. Who now shall rear you to the sun, or rank your tribes? – Milton. Ranking all things under general and special heads. Watts.