A book or code said to have been compiled under the direction of Alfred, for the general use of the whole kingdom of England; containing, as is supposed, the principal maxims of the common law, the penalties for misdemeanors, and the forms of judicial proceedings. It is said to have been extant so late as the reign of Edward IV., but is now lost. 1 Bl. Comm. 64, 65. … [Read more...] about DOME-BOOK
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DOLES, OR DOOLS
Slips of pasture left between the furrows of plowed land. … [Read more...] about DOLES, OR DOOLS
DOME-BOOK or DOOM-BOOK or DOM-BEC
A book in which Alfred the Great, of England, after uniting the Saxon heptarchy, collected the various customs dispersed through the kingdom, and digested them into one uniform code. 4 … [Read more...] about DOME-BOOK or DOOM-BOOK or DOM-BEC
DOLG
Sax. A wound. Spelman. … [Read more...] about DOLG
DOMESDAY OR DOMESDAY-BOOK
An ancient record made in the time of William the Conqueror, and now remaining in the English exchequer, consisting of two volumes of unequal sizes, containing surveys of the lands in England. … [Read more...] about DOMESDAY OR DOMESDAY-BOOK