Domesday survey

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Proper noun[edit]

Domesday survey

  1. The great Norman survey of England carried out in 1086 for William the Conqueror, the returns from which are recorded in the Domesday Book.

Noun[edit]

Domesday survey (plural Domesday surveys)

  1. One of the individual surveys carried out as part of the Domesday survey as a whole, for a particular settlement, county or Domesday circuit.