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Definition or meaning of the English word Black book
A book compiled in the twelfth century; containing a description of the court of exchequer of England; an official statement of the revenues of the crown; etc. (). A book of admiralty law; of the highest authority; compiled in the reign of Edw. III. (). A book kept for the purpose of registering the names of persons liable to censure or punishment; as in the English universities; or the English armies. (). Any book which treats of necromancy. (). One of several books of a political character; published at different times and for different purposes; -- so called either from the color of the binding; or from the character of the contents. (). A book containing details of the enormities practiced in the English monasteries and religious houses; compiled by order of their visitors under Henry VIII.; to hasten their dissolution. (). |
