Black Book of the Exchequer
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
An official account of the royal revenues, payments, perquisites, etc., in the reign of Henry II.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Black Book of the Exchequer” mean?
An official account of the royal revenues, payments, perquisites, etc., in the reign of Henry II.
Is “Black Book of the Exchequer” formal or informal?
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