society > communication > record > written record > register or record book > register [verb (transitive)] > in register of hotel or guest house (2)
intransitive with reflexive meaning. Originally U.S. spec. To enter one's name in the register of a hotel or guest house.
transitive. To record or enter the arrival or departure of (an employee, hotel guest, etc.) in a book. Cf. to book in to book out at phrasal…