registry

[rej-uh-stree]

noun

plural

registries 

1. the act of registering; registration.

2. a place where a register is kept; an office of registration.

3. register.

4. the state of being registered. registered.

5. the nationality of a merchant ship as shown on its register.

registry

/ ˈrɛdʒɪstrɪ /

noun

1. a place where registers are kept, such as the part of a church where the bride and groom sign a register after a wedding

2. the registration of a ship's country of origin

   a ship of Liberian registry

3. another word for registration

Word History and Origins

Origin of registry¹

First recorded in 1475–85; regist(er) + -ry

Example Sentences

Some are even adding links to running registries and creating gift bags for those who come watch.

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Ms Smith said an endometriosis registry would "perfectly slot into" the government's Women's Health Strategy.

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Others opt for the registry office and a demure lunch with close friends, and prefer to save their money for a house.

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With a woefully incomplete land registry at the time, ownership across much of Greece was unclear.

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It cited the example of Panama -- one of the world's largest ship registries -- which has agreed to remove all vessels under EU sanctions.

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