DOMESDAY BOOK


Meaning of DOMESDAY BOOK in English

[ 'du:mzdeɪ ]

■ noun a comprehensive record of the extent, value, ownership, and liabilities of land in England, made in 1086 by order of William I.

Origin

ME: var. of doomsday , because the book was regarded as a final authority.

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