register shipn.²

Brit.

/ˈrɛdʒᵻstə ˈʃɪp/, U.S.

/ˈrɛdʒəstər ˈʃɪp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Spanish lexical item. Etymons: register n.¹, ship n.¹

Etymology: < register n.¹ + ship n.¹, after Spanish navío de registro (1648 or earlier). Compare Dutch registerschip ship whose cargo was registered (1717), Spanish cargo ship licensed to trade with America (1793 or earlier), German Registerschiff ship with registered cargo (1757), Spanish ship licensed to trade with America (1781), all ultimately after Spanish.

historical in later use.

In the 18th cent.: a Spanish ship with a special licence authorizing it to trade outside the fleet system with the Spanish possessions in America, in specified areas or countries.The cargo of a register ship had to be specified to the Board of Trade, the body controlling all Spanish trade with the West Indies, according to both nature and volume.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > trading vessel > [noun] > trading to or from specific place > under licence to Spanish America

1708 tr. Acct. Cruelties by Inquisition in Portugal 155 At last the Flota came into that Harbour to join some Register-Ships from St. Domingo, Campeche, Carthagena, and other places.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Register-Ships, or Ships of Register,..are Vessels to which the King of Spain, or the Council of the Indies, grant Permissions to go and traffick in the Parts of the Spanish West-Indies.

1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. viii, in Wks. (1851) VI. 139 All the register-ships destined for the South seas must still take their departure from Cadiz, and are obliged to return thither.

1791 T. Paine Rights of Man i. iv. (note) It is certain, that the gold and silver which arrive annually in the register-ships to Spain and Portugal, do not remain in those countries.

1805 Times 30 Apr. 4/3 The Spaniards, when they christened the Lima register ship by this name, little thought that her riches would centre in any other part of Europe than that which they inhabit.

1845 Ann. Reg. 1844 243/1 On the 14th April, the squadron captured the General Dumourier, French privateer,..and retook the St. Jago register ship, her prize.

1893 Harper's Mag. Aug. 343/2 He captured no less than twenty-four prizes: one of which was a register ship whereof the lading of plate was valued at £250,000!

1903 Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 476/2 They captured the Buen Conseijo, a Spanish register ship sailing from Cadiz to Buenos Ayres.

1963 R. Pares War & Trade W. Indies iii. vi. 112 A Register-ship which returned, for example, to France on the pretext of necessity..got its owners..into infinite trouble.

2005 R. Hill Hierarchy, Commerce, & Fraud in Bourbon Span. Amer. ii. iii. 116 In 1728 the owners of two register ships en route to the port of Buenos Aires asked to be allowed to take the leftover merchandise from another register ship.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	register ship
释义	register shipn.² Brit. /ˈrɛdʒᵻstə ˈʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈrɛdʒəstər ˈʃɪp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Spanish lexical item. Etymons: register n.¹, ship n.¹ Etymology: < register n.¹ + ship n.¹, after Spanish navío de registro (1648 or earlier). Compare Dutch registerschip ship whose cargo was registered (1717), Spanish cargo ship licensed to trade with America (1793 or earlier), German Registerschiff ship with registered cargo (1757), Spanish ship licensed to trade with America (1781), all ultimately after Spanish. historical in later use. In the 18th cent.: a Spanish ship with a special licence authorizing it to trade outside the fleet system with the Spanish possessions in America, in specified areas or countries.The cargo of a register ship had to be specified to the Board of Trade, the body controlling all Spanish trade with the West Indies, according to both nature and volume. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > trading vessel > [noun] > trading to or from specific place > under licence to Spanish America register ship1708 register vessel1728 1708 tr. Acct. Cruelties by Inquisition in Portugal 155 At last the Flota came into that Harbour to join some Register-Ships from St. Domingo, Campeche, Carthagena, and other places. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Register-Ships, or Ships of Register,..are Vessels to which the King of Spain, or the Council of the Indies, grant Permissions to go and traffick in the Parts of the Spanish West-Indies. 1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. viii, in Wks. (1851) VI. 139 All the register-ships destined for the South seas must still take their departure from Cadiz, and are obliged to return thither. 1791 T. Paine Rights of Man i. iv. (note) It is certain, that the gold and silver which arrive annually in the register-ships to Spain and Portugal, do not remain in those countries. 1805 Times 30 Apr. 4/3 The Spaniards, when they christened the Lima register ship by this name, little thought that her riches would centre in any other part of Europe than that which they inhabit. 1845 Ann. Reg. 1844 243/1 On the 14th April, the squadron captured the General Dumourier, French privateer,..and retook the St. Jago register ship, her prize. 1893 Harper's Mag. Aug. 343/2 He captured no less than twenty-four prizes: one of which was a register ship whereof the lading of plate was valued at £250,000! 1903 Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 476/2 They captured the Buen Conseijo, a Spanish register ship sailing from Cadiz to Buenos Ayres. 1963 R. Pares War & Trade W. Indies iii. vi. 112 A Register-ship which returned, for example, to France on the pretext of necessity..got its owners..into infinite trouble. 2005 R. Hill Hierarchy, Commerce, & Fraud in Bourbon Span. Amer. ii. iii. 116 In 1728 the owners of two register ships en route to the port of Buenos Aires asked to be allowed to take the leftover merchandise from another register ship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.²1708
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register shipn.2

register shipn.²