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I had originally made the book as sort of a personal remembrancer and as a gift for the cast and crew after our final year of shooting.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
I will leave behind me this melancholy remembrancer.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
Had the words been attributed either to the Archbishop himself, or to his remembrancer, by an enemy, they might have excited a suspicion of misrepresentation or misunderstanding.
From Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth by Tyler, James Endell
The jockey rode the one-eyed colt, which he still retained in his possession,—a perpetual remembrancer of a memorable day in his rugged and uneven life.
From Father Brighthopes An Old Clergyman's Vacation by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)
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