'Domesday Book' definitions:

Definition of 'Domesday Book'

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noun
Record of a British census and land survey in 1085-1086 ordered by William the Conqueror [syn: Domesday Book, Doomsday Book]

Definition of 'Domesday Book'

From: GCIDE
  • Domesday \Domes"day`\, n. A day of judgment. See Doomsday. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Domesday Book, the ancient record of the survey of most of the lands of England, made by order of William the Conqueror, about 1086. It consists of two volumes, a large folio and a quarto, and gives the proprietors' tenures, arable land, woodland, etc. [Written also {Doomsday Book}.] [1913 Webster]