Go to MSN Homeencarta®
HomeEncyclopediaDictionaryAtlasK-12 SuccessCollege & Grad SchoolAdult LearningQuizzesMore
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
domical
domicile
domiciled
domiciled bill
domiciliary
domiciliary care
domiciliate
dominance
dominance hierarchy
dominant
dominant estate
dominant hemisphere
dominant seventh chord
dominant tenement
dominate
domination
dominatrix
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "Domesday Book" in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

Domesday Book
Domes·day Book or Dooms·day Book


noun 
Definition:
 
medieval English land survey: a record of all the land in England, its value, and its ownership, commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1085
[Because the ultimate authority]
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement

Also on Encarta
• 10 tips for building your English vocabulary
• Alternatives to the M.B.A.
• GPS for students
• Saving for college
• Presidential Myths Quiz
• Coffee break: Recharge your brain
Englishtown: Learn English online
Our Partners
• ApplyWise Online College Admissions Counseling
• The Princeton Review
• Tutor.com: Live Help When You Get Stuck
Also on MSN
• Project Earth: Big Ideas for Saving the Planet on the Discovery Channel
• MSN Shopping: Best books for the season
• MSN Careers: Nail that job interview
• Today's news on MSNBC
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
MSN Shopping
Upgrade your Encarta experience
Encarta RSS Feeds
© 2008 Microsoft