remembrancer

American  

[ri-mem-bruhn-ser] / rɪˈmɛm brən sər /

noun

1. a person who reminds another of something.

2. a person engaged to do this.

3. a reminder; memento; souvenir.

4. Usually Remembrancer

   1. King's Remembrancer.

   2. (formerly) any of certain officials of the Court of Exchequer.

5. an officer of the corporation of the City of London.

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Remembrancer ¹ British  

/ rɪˈmɛmbrənsə /

noun

1. any of several officials of the Exchequer esp one ( Queen's or King's Remembrancer ) whose duties include collecting debts due to the Crown

2. an official ( City Remembrancer ) appointed by the Corporation of the City of London to represent its interests to Parliament and elsewhere

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remembrancer ² British  

/ rɪˈmɛmbrənsə /

noun

1. archaic a reminder, memento, or keepsake

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Etymology

Origin of remembrancer

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Anglo-French; remembrance, -er ²

Example Sentences

The coin was valued at £15,000, which was paid to the finder as a reward by the King's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer.

From BBC

I had originally made the book as sort of a personal remembrancer and as a gift for the cast and crew after our final year of shooting.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

Stuff where the focus is a little soft, or that I wouldn’t necessarily consider to be a successful photograph, but it’s a wonderful remembrancer for me, and for the cast, and hopefully the audience beyond the cast will sense some kind of meaning in the photographs.

From Salon

The king’s Remembrancer, created by King Henry II in 1154 and Britain’s oldest judicial post, presides over the trial in a curly, white wig and robes.

From Seattle Times

“The American Remembrancer and Universal Tablet of Memory” was a 1795 encyclopedia of biography and history.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• antique
• antiquity
• artifact
• curio
• evidence
• fragment
• keepsake
• memento
• monument
• remains
• remnant
• souvenir