Doomsday definition, the day of the last judgment, at the end of the world. Domesday legal definition of domesday legal dictionary. Darby, domesday england cambridge, 1977, provide examples and definitions of most domesday terms and concepts. Servus, translated as slave in the phillimore edition, is sometimes rendered as serf. Related words domesday synonyms, antonyms, hypernyms and hyponyms. Little domesday covering norfolk, suffolk, and essex, and great domesday covering much of the remainder of england except for lands in the north that later became westmorland, cumberland, northumberland, and the county palatine of durham and parts of wales bordering, and included within. Domesday definition of domesday by the free dictionary. The domesday book lists numbers of burgesses in some settlements but not others. Definition of the domesdaybook in oxford advanced learners dictionary. The domesday book was made in 1086 by seven or eight panels of royal commissioners sent round the country to collect information which they obtained from sworn inquests and making returns which were checked by a second set of commissioners. Yes, id like to receive word of the day emails from.
Wikipedia, lexilogos, oxford, cambridge, chambers harrap, wordreference, collins lexibase dictionaries, merriam webster. The world of domesday exhibition depicts life in 11th century england. The domesday book synonyms, the domesday book pronunciation, the domesday book translation, english dictionary definition of the domesday book. Domesday book law and legal definition uslegal, inc. Domesday is defined by the lexicographers at oxford dictionaries as a comprehensive record of the extent, value, ownership, and liabilities of. Definition of domesday, domesday book law dictionary. While spending the christmas time of 1085 in gloucester, william had deep speech with his counsellors and sent men all over england to each shire to find. At the time of the domesday survey the church of all saints is mentioned in domesday, and tradition ascribes the building of its nave to king john, while the western side of the tower must be older still the mention of four burgesses at bridlington brellington, burlington in the domesday survey shows it to have been a borough before the conquest. The domesday book was a survey designed to record everything that people owned in england. The main manuscript, socalled great domesday, written by a single scribe, contains the final version of the surveys of all english counties south of the rivers ribble and tees, with the exception of norfolk, suffolk, and essex. Domesday definition, etymology and usage, examples and. Doomsday book dictionary definition doomsday book defined. Search william i and thousands of other words in english definition and synonym dictionary from reverso.
Richard fitznigel, writing around the year 1179, stated that the book was known by the english as domesday, that is the day of judgment. The written record of a census and survey of english landowners and their property made by order of william the conqueror in 10851086. Commissioned by william the conqueror in the year 1085 and finished in 1086, the book is a superb example of thorough and speedy administration, unequaled by any other project undertaken during the middle ages. Define domesday book by websters dictionary, wordnet lexical database, dictionary of computing, legal dictionary, medical dictionary, dream dictionary. He ruled for 11 years 162940 without parliament, advised by his minister. Information and translations of domesday in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.
An ancient record made in the time of william the conqueror, and now remaining in the english exchequer, consisting of two volumes. Domesday book wordreference english dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. Domesday book encompasses two independent works in, originally, two physical volumes. Domesday book definition of domesday book by websters. Domesday is now available online, and you can search for your town or village, and download images of domesday along with an english translation of the entry. Domesday book definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Finn, an introduction to domesday book london, 1963, and h. Doomsday book definition and meaning collins english.
Information and translations of domesday book in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Doomsday book definition english definition dictionary. Domesday book definition, a record of a survey of the lands of england made by order of william the conqueror about 1086, giving ownership, extent, value, etc. The national archives is the home of domesday book, the oldest surviving public record. Domesday book dictionary definition domesday book defined.
Domesday book, compiled in 1086 at the behest of william the conqueror, has been described as the most valuable piece of antiquity possessed by any nation david hume and viewed by historians as the final act of the norman conquest. While spending the christmas time of 1085 in gloucester, william had deep speech with his. Domesday book, the original record or summary of william is survey of england. An ancient record made in the time of william the conqueror, and now remaining in the english exchequer, consisting of two volumes of unequal size, containing minute. The results were summarized and put in order by royal clerks at winchester. A synthetic, radioactive element that is produced from californium, americium, or berkelium. Domesday definition is archaic variant of doomsday. Foy chichester, 1992, has comprehensive listings of all subjects, with their phillimore references. A record of the great survey of england carried out in 1086 for william the conqueror domesday book meaning. The survey was executed for william i of england william the conqueror. By contemporaries the whole operation was known as the description of england, but the popular name domesday i. Maitlands masterly survey, domesday book and beyond 1897, which deals with social and economic conditions in anglosaxon and conquest.
William i definition english definition dictionary reverso. Earnest and resourceful, william was not only one of the greatest of english monarchs but. Domesday survey article about domesday survey by the. Domesday book record of a british census and land survey in 10851086 ordered by william the conqueror combined dna index system the dna file maintained by the federal bureau of investigation parallel lives a. The survey was ordered and taken during the time of william the conqueror. Murals to create pictoral story of neighbourhoods past dictionary browser. Domesday book article about domesday book by the free. Domesday book noun the noun domesday book has 1 sense. Written from the data thus gathered, the domesday book is an invaluable historical source. The other, great domesday, covers much of the remainder of england and parts of wales, except for lands in the north that later became westmorland, cumberland, northumberland and the county palatine of durham.
The domesday book synonyms, the domesday book antonyms. Domesday book an ancient record of land ownership in england. As our definition states, the day of the last judgment, at the end of the world. You can complete the definition of william i given by the english definition dictionary with other english dictionaries. What constituted a burgess is unclear, as it is thought some of those townspeople may have been rural labourers resident close to towns. Domesday article about domesday by the free dictionary. We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website, including to provide targeted advertising and track usage. The written record of a census and survey of english landowners and their property made by order of william the conqueror in. Definition of doomsday book collins english dictionary. Doomsday book definition of doomsday book by the free. Doomsday is one of those evocative words that paint a very vivid picture. Slaves formed the fourth largest group among the peasantry, over 10% of the recorded population and significantly higher than this if allowance is made for their almost complete omission from the counties of circuit 6.
Domesday book synonyms, domesday book pronunciation, domesday book translation, english dictionary definition of domesday book. By contemporaries the whole operation was known as the description of england, but the popular name domesdayi. What constituted a burgess is unclear, as it is thought some of those townspeople. Domesday book a record of the great survey of england carried out in 1086 for william the conqueror. The domesday book offers great insight into life at the time of the norman conquest. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The bbc domesday project was a partnership between acorn computers, philips, logica and the bbc with some funding from the european commissions esprit programme to mark the 900th anniversary of the original domesday book, an 11th century census of england. Domesday book was the result of the great survey commissioned by william the conqueror at gloucester at christmas 1085. Pronunciation of domesday book with 3 audio pronunciations, 3 synonyms, 1 meaning, 5 translations, 6 sentences and more for domesday book. David roffe asks why exactly domesday book, the oldest and most precious of the english public records, was compiledand for whom but because the domesday book can still be used in british courts for property disputes, online access is probably worth a whole lot more. Domesday book meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
Domesday survey legal definition of domesday survey. The american heritage dictionary of the english language, fifth edition by the editors of the american heritage dictionaries. Domesday book law and legal definition domesday book refers to the census or survey of englands landholdings, buildings, people and livestock. Domesday definition of domesday by websters online. Even at the date of domesday book the abbey held no less than thirty manors. In august 2006, a limited online version of domesday book was made available by the. Domesday book definition and meaning collins english. World wide words tries to record at least a part of this shifting wordscape by featuring new words, word histories, words in the news, and the curiosities of native english speech.
Doomsday book definition, meaning, english dictionary, synonym, see also doomsday, domesday,doom, reverso dictionary, english definition, english vocabulary. Definition of domesday or domesdaybook law dictionary. Domesday book definition of domesday book by merriamwebster. It consists of two volumes, a large folio and a quarto, and gives the proprietors tenures, arable land, woodland, etc. Domesday book definition is a record of a survey of english lands and landholdings made by order of william the conqueror about 1086. Domesday definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Domesday book noun the noun domesday book has 1 sense 1. An ancient record made in the time of william the conqueror, and now remaining in the english exchequer, consisting of two volumes of unequal sizes, containing surveys of the lands in england.
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