Domesday survey

proper noun

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

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Meanings

proper noun
  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.
nounDomesday survey (plural Domesday surveys)

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.
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APA

Domesday survey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Domesday%20survey

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“Domesday survey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Domesday%20survey. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Domesday survey,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Domesday%20survey.

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