remembrancer

[ ri-mem-bruhn-ser ]

/ rɪˈmɛm brən sər /

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noun

a person who reminds another of something.

a person engaged to do this.

a reminder; memento; souvenir.

Usually Remembrancer .

King's Remembrancer.
(formerly) any of certain officials of the Court of Exchequer.

an officer of the corporation of the City of London.

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Origin of remembrancer

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Anglo-French; see remembrance, -er²

Words nearby remembrancer

Remember the Alamo!, Remember the Maine, remembrance, Remembrance Day, Remembrance of Things Past, remembrancer, Remembrance Sunday, remex, remiform, remigrant, remind

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How to use remembrancer in a sentence

No, no; I'd go hungry a little longer, before I'd part with that old relic—remembrancer of the proudest day of my life.
Continental Monthly, Vol. I. February, 1862, No. II.|Various
The observation is originally taken from the City Remembrancer, 133.
Epidemics Examined and Explained: or, Living Germs Proved by Analogy to be a Source of Disease|John Grove
Britains Remembrancer, containing a Narrative of the Plague lately past.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton
This being the second remembrancer which Mr. Salomon sends me on the subject, I thought I had better let you know.
Life of Beethoven|Anton Schindler

The King girded on the sword and gave him the kiss, but not the blow, for the Cid needed no remembrancer of his duties.
The History of Chivalry, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Mills

British Dictionary definitions for remembrancer (1 of 2)

remembrancer

/ (rɪˈmɛmbrənsə) /

noun

archaic a reminder, memento, or keepsake

British Dictionary definitions for remembrancer (2 of 2)

Remembrancer

/ (rɪˈmɛmbrənsə) /

noun (in Britain)

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

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