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Domesday

Pronunciation: /ˈduːmzdeɪ/
(also Domesday Book)
Definition of Domesday

noun

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

Origin:

Middle English: an old spelling of doomsday, which was apparently applied because the book was regarded as a final authority

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