| Register (register) |
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| n. | (r j"***ibreve]s*t r) |
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| Reg"is*ter |
| [OE. registre, F. registre, LL.
registrum,regestum, L. regesta, pl., fr.
regerere, regestum, to carry back, to register; pref.
re- re- + gerere to carry. See Jest, and cf.
Regest |
A written account or entry; an
official or formal enumeration, description, or record; a memorial
record; a list or roll; a schedule.
A record
containing a list and description of the merchant vessels belonging to
a port or customs district.
One who registers or records; a registrar; a
recorder; especially, a public officer charged with the duty of
recording certain transactions or events; as, a register of
deeds.
That which registers or records.
A lid, stopper, or sliding plate, in a
furnace, stove, etc., for regulating the admission of air to the fuel;
also, an arrangement containing dampers or shutters, as in the floor
or wall of a room or passage, or in a chimney, for admitting or
excluding heated air, or for regulating ventilation.
The
inner part of the mold in which types are cast.
The
compass of a voice or instrument; a specified portion of the compass
of a voice, or a series of vocal tones of a given compass; as, the
upper, middle, or lower register; the soprano register;
the tenor register.
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| Register (register) |
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| v.
t. | (rj"***ibreve]s*tr) |
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| Reg"is*ter |
| v.
t. [imp. *** p. p. Registered (-
t&etilde]rd); p. pr. *** vb. n. Registering.]
[Cf. F. regisrer, exregistrer, LL. registrare.
See Register, |
To
enter in a register] to record formally and distinctly, as for future
use or service.
To enroll; to enter in a list.
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| Register (register) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Reg"is*ter |
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To enroll one's name in a register.
To correspond in relative
position; as, two pages, columns, etc. , register when the
corresponding parts fall in the same line, or when line falls exactly
upon line in reverse pages, or (as in chromatic printing) where the
various colors of the design are printed consecutively, and perfect
adjustment of parts is necessary.
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| Register (register) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Reg"is*ter |
| (Securities) |
To enter the name of the owner of (a share of
stock, a bond, or other security) in a register, or record book. A
registered security is transferable only on the written assignment of
the owner of record and on surrender of his bond, stock certificate,
or the like.
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