Pell \Pell\, n. [OF. pel, F. peau, L. pellis a skin. See {Fell} a skin.] 1. A skin or hide; a pelt. 2. A roll of parchment; a parchment record. {Clerk of the pells}, formerly, an officer of the exchequer who entered accounts on certain parchment rolls, called pell rolls. [Eng.]