remembrancer
noun
a person who reminds another of something.
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Remembrancernounany of several officials of the Exchequer esp one ( Queen's or King's Remembrancer ) whose duties include collecting debts due to the Crown
remembrancer
American
[ri-mem-bruhn-ser]
/ rɪˈmɛm brən sər /
noun
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a person who reminds another of something.
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a person engaged to do this.
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Usually Remembrancer
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(formerly) any of certain officials of the Court of Exchequer.
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an officer of the corporation of the City of London.
Remembrancer
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British
/ rɪˈmɛmbrənsə /
noun
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any of several officials of the Exchequer esp one ( Queen's or King's Remembrancer ) whose duties include collecting debts due to the Crown
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an official ( City Remembrancer ) appointed by the Corporation of the City of London to represent its interests to Parliament and elsewhere
remembrancer
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British
/ rɪˈmɛmbrənsə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of remembrancer
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Anglo-French; see remembrance, -er 2
Example Sentences
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I had originally made the book as sort of a personal remembrancer and as a gift for the cast and crew after our final year of shooting.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
Let not the twelve but p. 63the two tables be thy law: let Pythagoras be thy remembrancer, not thy textuary and final instructor: and learn the vanity of the world, rather from Solomon than Phocylydes.
From Sir Thomas Browne and his 'Religio Medici' an Appreciation by Whyte, Alexander
The allegory obviates this ill effect, by serving as a frequent remembrancer of this higher application.
From English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century by Jones, Edmund David
Kind o’ remembrancer fer talkin’ straight to Jake.
From The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana by Cullum, Ridgwell
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