liber

liber — noun

1. a large bound volume kept in a government office or courthouse, in which importa

1.名詞C1
釋義

a large bound volume kept in a government office or courthouse, in which important legal documents such as property deeds, wills, or court rulings are copied by hand for permanent preservation

例句

The county clerk recorded their house purchase in Liber 64, page 227.

article + proper noun: 'Liber [number], page [number]'

To settle the boundary dispute, the lawyer asked the clerk to bring Liber 12 from the archive.

同義詞
  • register

    broader term; can refer to any official list or record, not necessarily a bound volume

  • ledger

    focuses on financial accounts rather than legal documents

  • roll

    historically a scroll; now used in phrases like 'property roll' for official lists

用法筆記

Mainly found in historical or legal contexts; modern usage is very rare outside the phrase 'Liber [number]' referring to a specific volume in a registry.

常見錯誤

❌I borrowed a liber from the library.
✅I borrowed a book from the library.
💡'liber' is not a general word for any book; it refers only to an official records volume kept in a government office.