| Definition of 'domesday book' |
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1. (noun) Domesday Book, Doomsday Book
record of a British census and land survey in 1085-1086 ordered by William the Conqueror
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1. domesday book
the record, in 2 vols., of the survey of all the lands of England made in 1081-1086 at the instance of William the Conqueror for purposes of taxation; the survey included the whole of England, except the four northern counties and part of Lancashire, and was made by commissioners appointed by the king, and sent to the different districts of the country, where they held courts, and registered everything on evidence; it is a valuable document.
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