Domesday Book

[ doomz-dey, dohmz- ]

/ ˈdumzˌdeɪ, ˈdoʊmz- /

noun

a record of a survey of the lands of England made by order of William the Conqueror about 1086, giving ownership, extent, value, etc., of the properties.

Also Doomsday Book.

Example sentences from the Web for domesday book

The family was of some consequence, and is mentioned even in Domesday-book as holding lands in the county.

Notes and Queries, Number 65, January 25, 1851 |Various
In Domesday-book a few particulars are set down relating to the internal and foreign trade of England.

Robert Kerr's General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 18 |William Stevenson
The cities appear by domesday-book to have been, at the conquest little better than villages.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. |David Hume
He laid all waste with fire and sword for many a mile, as Domesday-book testifies to this day.

Hereward, The Last of the English |Charles Kingsley

These for the most part are recorded in Domesday-book, though now in general grown obsolete.

Constitutional History of England, Henry VII to George II, Volume II |Henry Hallam

British Dictionary definitions for domesday book

Domesday Book

Doomsday Book

noun

history the record of a survey of the land of England carried out by the commissioners of William I in 1086

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Domesday Book

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British Dictionary definitions for domesday book

Doomsday Book

noun