register
re·gis·ter
verb
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manipulate the registers of an organ
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noun
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a book in which names and transactions are listed
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Origin
From Medieval Latin registrum, from Late Latin regesta (“list, items recorded”), from Latin regerō (“to record, to carry back”), from re- + gerō (“to carry, bear”). Compare Latin registoria (“a treasurer”). Some senses influenced by association with unrelated Latin regō (“to rule”).
Phrases
- bell register
- branch register
- caregiver register
- cash register
- companies register
- company register
- direct registering
- electoral register
- Federal Register
- mass register
- registered trademark
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