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Domesday Book
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Domes·day Book  (dmzd, dmz-) also Dooms·day Book (dmz-)
n.
The written record of a census and survey of English landowners and their property made by order of William the Conqueror in 1085-1086.
[From Middle English domesday, doomsday; see doomsday.]
Domesday Book, Doomsday Book
n
(Historical Terms) History the record of a survey of the land of England carried out by the commissioners of William I in 1086
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Noun1.Domesday Book - record of a British census and land survey in 1085-1086 ordered by William the ConquerorDomesday Book - record of a British census and land survey in 1085-1086 ordered by William the Conqueror
Doomsday Book
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Domesday Book [ˈduːmzdeɪˌbʊk] N the Domesday Book → el Domesday Book(libro del registro catastral realizado en Inglaterra en 1086)
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