pipe roll
pipe roll noun: any of a collection of financial records maintained by the English Exchequer and its successors, the earliest dating from the 12th century.
Noun
pipe roll (plural pipe rolls)
- Any of a collection of financial records maintained by the English Exchequer and its successors, the earliest dating from the 12th century.
- [Of Henry I, who reigned 1100–1135:] The king's overhaul of governmental administration also resulted in the establishment of the exchequer to control royal finances. This produced a kingdom-wide financial survey each year in the form of the pipe roll. Instituted in 1130, these accounts would...2021, Tracy Borman, Crown and Sceptre: A New History of the British Monarchy, from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II, Grove Atlantic, →ISBN, pages 27-28
pipe roll meaning in Tamil
pipe roll in Tamil
- குழாய்ச்சுருள்
Forms of pipe roll
| plural | pipe rolls |
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Origin of pipe roll
Named from the cylindrical shape of the rolled-up parchments on which the records were originally written.
Questions about pipe roll
- What does pipe roll mean?
- Pipe roll means any of a collection of financial records maintained by the English Exchequer and its successors, the earliest dating from the 12th century.
- What is pipe roll in Tamil?
- Pipe roll in Tamil is குழாய்ச்சுருள். See Pipe roll meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pipe roll?
- Pipe roll is a noun.
- What is the plural of pipe roll?
- The plural of pipe roll is pipe rolls.
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