A ledger (from the English dialect forms liggen or leggen, to lie or lay; in sense adapted from the Dutch substantive logger), is the principal book for recording transactions. Originally, the term referred to a book remaining regularly in one place, and so used of the copies of the Scriptures and service books kept in a church. According to Charles Wriothesley's Chronicle (1538), "the curates should provide a booke of the bible in Englishe, of the largest volume, to be a lidger in the same church for the parishioners to read on." It is an application of this original meaning that is found in the commercial usage of the term for the principal book of account in a business house (see book-keeping). Apart from these applications to various forms of books, the word is used of the horizontal timbers in a scaffold lying parallel to the face of a building, which support the "put logs" (also known by ligger); of a flat stone to cover a grave; and of a stationary form of tackle and bait in angling. In the form "lieger", the term was formerly frequently applied to a "resident", as distinguished from an "extraordinary" ambassador.For more information see www.ledgers.com The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Look up book in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Many religions and spiritual movements hold certain written texts (or series of spoken legends not traditionally written down) to be sacred. ... Generally a chronicle (Latin chronica) is historical account of facts and events in chronological order. ... Book keeping normally refers to the practice of keeping accounting records, but it is also a common euphemism for working as a bookmaker or bookie. ... Scaffold may refer to: scaffolding as used in construction A gallows The Scaffold, UK musical group Scaffold - GNOME Development Environment Scaffold (Protein ECM) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Grave has multiple meanings: A grave (IPA: ) is a place for the dead, see tomb, burial, grave (burial) A grave accent (IPA: ) is a type of diacritical mark (as in French crème de la crème). ... Fishing from a pier Angling is a form of fishing. ... An ambassador, rarely embassador, is a diplomatic official accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization, to serve as the official representative of his or her own country. ...

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