church register
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of church register
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Drumb, Tromb, Tromp, Trum, Trumpff, Dromb and Trump – the family name has had various permutations over the past five hundred years, according to the local church register.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 29, 2016
“Here is a church register dating to 1882,” she says.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2015
She had grown up believing that priests could tell whether someone was telling the truth or not, but Father Stylianopoulos had only nodded and written their names into the church register.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
But, unfortunately, Sir Maurice is now twenty-eight by the church register.
From The Hoyden by Duchess
The young sailor was the grave-digger's boy; in the church register he was called Anne Lisbeth's son.
From The Sand-Hills of Jutland by Mrs. (Anna S.) Bushby
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