remembrancer

[ ri-mem-bruhn-ser ]

noun

1. a person who reminds another of something.
2. a person engaged to do this.
3. a reminder; memento; souvenir.
4. Usually Remembrancer.
   1. King's Remembrancer ( def ).
   2. (formerly) any of certain officials of the Court of Exchequer.
5. an officer of the corporation of the City of London.

Remembrancer

¹

/ rɪˈmɛmbrənsə /

noun

1. any of several officials of the Exchequer esp one ( Queen's or King's Remembrancer ) whose duties include collecting debts due to the Crown
2. an official ( City Remembrancer ) appointed by the Corporation of the City of London to represent its interests to Parliament and elsewhere

remembrancer

²

/ rɪˈmɛmbrənsə /

noun

1. archaic.
   a reminder, memento, or keepsake

Word History and Origins

Origin of remembrancer¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Anglo-French; remembrance, -er ²

Example Sentences

The king’s Remembrancer, created by King Henry II in 1154 and Britain’s oldest judicial post, presides over the trial in a curly, white wig and robes.

From Seattle Times

“The American Remembrancer and Universal Tablet of Memory” was a 1795 encyclopedia of biography and history.

From Washington Post

It is on loan from the Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer and will give visitors a first glimpse of the unique hoard discovered by a metal detectorist.

From BBC

In Scotland, unclaimed estates are dealt with by the Office of Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer.

From BBC

He continues, Or I guess it is the handkerchief of the Lord, A scented gift and remembrancer designedly dropped, Like grass is a metaphor for God’s greatness or something.

From Literature

Related Words

• antique
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• artifact
• curio
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• memento
• monument
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• remnant
• souvenir