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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.

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

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I had originally made the book as sort of a personal remembrancer and as a gift for the cast and crew after our final year of shooting.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

They were kept by the king's and the treasurer's remembrancer, and are illustrated in print by extracts from the Memoranda Rolls, 1297, in Transactions of the Royal Hist.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William

How may we give the words a useful setting, as a remembrancer and a call to the young men of to-day?

From Men in the Making by Shepherd, Ambrose

His wife's buckets served as a continual remembrancer.

From Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor

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