Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The written record of a census and survey of English landowners and their property made by order of William the Conqueror in 1085–1086.
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- proper noun historical A
record of the greatsurvey ofEngland carried out in 1086 for William the Conqueror.
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- noun record of a British census and land survey in 1085-1086 ordered by William the Conqueror
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From Middle English domesday, doomsday; see doomsday.]
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