Domesday Book
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 Dooms·day Book [doomz-dey book] /ˈdumzˌdeɪ ˌbʊk/ .
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How to use Domesday Book in a sentence
In Domesday Book the place is called Udebridge, of which its present name is no doubt a corruption.
East Anglia | J. Ewing RitchieSt. Oswald's church, according to Domesday Book held "two carucates of land exempt from all taxation."
On Some Ancient Battle-Fields in Lancashire | Charles HardwickIn the Domesday Book the estate is put down as containing two hides, or about two hundred acres of land, the value of which was 4.
Warwickshire | Clive HollandBut whether these general words ought to outweigh the silence of Domesday Book I am not prepared to decide.
Ripon suffered severely, and in Domesday Book the surrounding lands are recorded as “waste.”
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon | Cecil Walter Charles Hallett
British Dictionary definitions for Domesday Book
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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