Register

rej′is-tėr, n. a written record, regularly kept: the book containing the register: that which registers or records: one who registers, as the Scotch 'Lord Clerk Register:' that which regulates, as the damper of a furnace or stove: a stop or range of pipes on the organ, .: the compa of a voice or of a musical instrument: ( print. ) exact adjustment of position in the pre work of books printed on both sides.— v.t. to enter in a register: to record.— adjs. Reg′isterable , Reg′istrable , capable of being registered; Reg′istered , enrolled, as a registered voter.— ns. Reg′ister-grate , a grate with a shutter behind; Reg′ister-off′ice , a record-office: an employment office; Reg′ister-plate , in rope-making, a disc having holes so arranged as to give the yarns pa ing through them their proper position for entering into the general twist; Reg′istrant , one who registers, esp. a trade-mark or patent; Reg′istrar , one who keeps a register or official record; Reg′istrar-gen′eral , an officer having the superintendence of the registration of all births, deaths, and marriages; Reg′istrarship , office of a registrar.— v.t. Reg′istrāte .— ns. Registrā′tion , act of registering: in organ-playing, the act of combining stops for the playing of given pieces of music; Reg′istry , act of registering: place where a register is kept: facts recorded.— Registration Act , a statute of 1885 extending the borough system of registration to county towns; Registration of British ships , a duty imposed on ship-owners in order to secure to their ve els the privileges of British ships; Registration of copyright , the recording of the title of a book for the purpose of securing the copyright; Registration of trade-marks , the public system of registering such, with a view to secure their exclusive use.— Parish register , a book in which the births, deaths, and marriages are inscribed; Ship's register , a document showing the ownership of a ve el. [O. Fr. registre —Low L. registrum , for L. regestum , pl. regest a — re- , back, gerĕre , to carry.]