Doomsday Book

Doomsday Book
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]


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  • Doomsday Book — Doomsday Dooms day , n. [AS. d?mes d[=a]g. See {Doom}, and {Day}.] 1. A day of sentence or condemnation; day of death. My body s doomsday. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. The day of the final judgment. [1913 Webster] I could not tell till doomsday.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Doomsday Book — Doomsday Book, s. Domesday Book …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Doomsday Book — (engl., spr. dúhmsdeh buck), s. Domesday Book …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Doomsday Book — Doomsday Book, The another spelling of The Domesday Book …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Doomsday Book — n. DOMESDAY BOOK …   English World dictionary

  • Doomsday Book (novel) — For the survey carried out in England in 1086, see Domesday Book. Doomsday Book   …   Wikipedia

  • Doomsday Book — Seite des Domesday Books Das Domesday Book [ˈduːmzdeɪ ˌbʊk] (angelsächsisch domesdaeg = „Tag des Jüngsten Gerichts“) oder auch Doomsdaybook ist der Name des großen Reichsgrundbuchs, das auf Veranlassung Wilhelms des Eroberers im Jahr 1086… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Doomsday Book* — Dooms′day Book [[t]ˈdumzˌdeɪ[/t]] n. why Domesday Book* …   From formal English to slang

  • Doomsday Book — /ˈdumzdeɪ bʊk/ (say doohmzday book) noun → Domesday Book …  

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