registry

American  

[rej-uh-stree] / ˈrɛdʒ ə stri /

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.

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

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registry British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of registry

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

Example Sentences

Chen’s wife, Zhao Chen, was also a shareholder at the AB resort company until she was removed in December, according to East Timor’s corporate registry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

"This is not a form of decision support that is currently available in routine healthcare, but our results give a clear signal that registry data can be used more strategically in the future."

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

She chose the name Freida as a medical in-joke - after a hospital training registry, the Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The Times followed up with a report on Hovater’s fondness for “Seinfeld,” his wedding registry at Target, four cats and Midwestern manners that would, as reporter Richard Fausset wrote, “please anyone’s mother.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

To Minnie the little ceremony appeared to be legal and in its quiet way very romantic, but in fact no record of their union was entered into the marriage registry of Cook County, Illinois.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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