parish register noun

A book in which the baptisms, marriages, and burials in a parish are recorded

parish top noun

A spinning-top formerly kept for the amusement of the parish

on the parish (historical)

In receipt of poor relief, ie food, shelter, etc provided by the parish

register /rejˈi-stər/

1. A written record or official list regularly kept
2. The book containing such a record
3. An entry in it
4. A recording or indicating apparatus, such as a cash register
5. A registrar (now rare or US)
6. Apparatus for regulating a draught
7. A register-plate
8. An organ stop or stop-knob
9. The set of pipes controlled by an organ stop, or a set of strings in a harpsichord
10. Part of the compass of any instrument having a distinct quality of tone (also figurative)
11. The compass of an instrument or voice
12. The range of tones of a voice produced in a particular manner
13. The form of language used in certain circumstances, situations, or when dealing with certain subjects, eg legal, technical or journalistic
14. Exact adjustment of position, as of colours in a picture, or letterpress on opposite sides of a leaf (printing)
15. Registration
16. A certificate of registration
17. A location in the central processor of a computer, used for special purposes only

1. To enter or cause to be entered in a register
2. To record
3. To indicate
4. To put on record
5. To express
6. To represent by bodily expression
7. To adjust in register
8. To send by registered post

1. To enter one's name (esp as a hotel guest)
2. To correspond in register
3. To make an impression, reach the consciousness (informal)

regˈistered adjective

1. Recorded, entered or enrolled (as a voter, a letter requiring special precautions for security, etc)
2. Made with a register-plate

regˈistrable adjective

regˈistrant noun

A person who registers, or has registered (a trademark, etc)

regˈistrar /-trär or -trärˈ/ noun

1. A person who keeps a register or official record
2. Someone who makes an official record of births, deaths and marriages registered locally
3. A hospital doctor in one of the intermediate grades (medical or surgical registrar)

regˈistrarship noun

Office of a registrar

regˈistrary noun

(now only at Cambridge University) a registrar

registrāˈtion noun

1. The act or fact of registering
2. Something registered
3. The act or art of combining stops in organ-playing

regˈistry noun

1. Registration
2. An office or place where a register is kept
3. A register
4. An entry in a register

Registered General Nurse noun

A nurse who has passed the examination of the General Nursing Council for Scotland (abbrev RGN)

registered office noun

The officially recorded address of a company, to which legal documents, etc are sent

registered post noun

1. A postal service in which a number is given to an item on payment of a registration fee, and compensation paid for loss or damage during delivery
2. Mail sent using this service

registered trademark noun

A trademark that has been officially registered to prevent it being used by others (symbol ®)

Register House noun

The building in Edinburgh where Scottish records are kept

register office noun

1. A record-office
2. An employment office
3. The less common but strictly correct term for a registry office (see below)

regˈister-plate noun

1. (in rope-making) a disc with holes to give each yarn its position
2. A chimney damper

register ton see under ton¹

Registrar General noun

An officer having the superintendence of the registration of all births, deaths and marriages

registration number noun

The combination of letters and numbers shown on a motor vehicle's number plates, by which its ownership is registered

registration plate noun (Aust and NZ)

A number plate

registry office noun

1. An office for putting domestic servants in touch with employers
2. A registrar's office, (strictly, register office) where births, etc are recorded and civil marriages are celebrated

gross or net register (tonnage)

Gross or net tonnage

Lord Clerk-Register

An officer of the General Register House with duties concerned with the election of Scottish representative peers, formerly custodian of records and registers

parish register

A book in which births, deaths and marriages are recorded

Registrar of Companies

The government official responsible for recording certain information about British companies, such as the memorandum of association, address of registered office, etc

ship's register

A document showing the ownership of a vessel