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Domesday circuit

Domesday circuit noun: one of the six regions into which most of England was divided for the purposes of collating the Great Domesday Book, each of which were assigned commissioners for the purposes of conducting the Domesday survey.

Noun

Domesday circuit (plural Domesday circuits)

  1. One of the six regions into which most of England was divided for the purposes of collating the Great Domesday Book, each of which were assigned commissioners for the purposes of conducting the Domesday survey.
  2. (sometimes) Also a seventh region, the returns from which were collated into the Little Domesday Book.

Forms of Domesday circuit

pluralDomesday circuits

Questions about Domesday circuit

What does Domesday circuit mean?
Domesday circuit means one of the six regions into which most of England was divided for the purposes of collating the Great Domesday Book, each of which were assigned commissioners for the purposes of conducting the Domesday survey.
What part of speech is Domesday circuit?
Domesday circuit is a noun.
What is the plural of Domesday circuit?
The plural of Domesday circuit is Domesday circuits.

Words near Domesday circuit in the dictionary

  1. Domers
  2. domes
  3. domesday
  4. Domesday Book
  5. Domesday Books
  6. Domesday circuit
  7. Domesday circuits
  8. Domesday survey
  9. Domesday surveys
  10. domesdays
  11. Domeset

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