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Domesday, Domesday – Book

(Sax.) An ancient record made in the time of william the Conqueror, and now remain-ing in the English exchequer, consisting of two volumes of unequal size, containing mi-nute and accurate surveys of the lands in England. 2 Bl. Comm. 49, 50. The work was begun by five justices in each county in 1081, and finished in 1086.

Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)