remembrancer Meaning, Definition & Usage

Re*mem"bran*cer noun

Definitions

1. One who, or that which, serves to bring to, or keep in, mind; a memento; a memorial; a reminder.

   Premature consiolation is but the remembrancer of sorrow. Goldsmith.

   Ye that are the lord's remembrancers. Isa. lxii. 6. (Rev. Ver. ).

2. A term applied in England to several officers, having various functions, their duty originally being to bring certain matters to the attention of the proper persons at the proper time. "The remembrancer of the lord treasurer in the exchequer." Bacon.