a person who reminds another of something.
a person engaged to do this.
Usually Remembrancer
(formerly) any of certain officials of the Court of Exchequer.
an officer of the corporation of the City of London.
any of several officials of the Exchequer esp one ( Queen's or King's Remembrancer ) whose duties include collecting debts due to the Crown
an official ( City Remembrancer ) appointed by the Corporation of the City of London to represent its interests to Parliament and elsewhere
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Anglo-French; see remembrance, -er 2
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I had originally made the book as sort of a personal remembrancer and as a gift for the cast and crew after our final year of shooting.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2025
He continues, Or I guess it is the handkerchief of the Lord, A scented gift and remembrancer designedly dropped, Like grass is a metaphor for God’s greatness or something.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
It must be sent to the Vice-Court of Admiralty at Jamaica as a memento of the fact, and a remembrancer to all Yankee captains who are inclined to be dishonest.”
From A Sailor of King George by Bevan, A. Beckford
Those who knew her best require no such remembrancer, and will be able, from their own observation, to supply its defects.
From The Power of Faith Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham. by Graham, Isabella
See to it while you may, that these forces, when needed, are there, or whatever else you may gain will be but a mocking remembrancer of the greater thing you have lost.
From Men in the Making by Shepherd, Ambrose
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