reg·is·try

[rej-uh-stree]
noun, plural reg·is·tries.
1.
2.
a place where a register is kept; an office of registration.
3.
register ( defs 1, 2 ).
4.
the state of being registered.
5.
the nationality of a merchant ship as shown on its register.

Origin:
1475–85; regist(er) + -ry

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registry (ˈrɛdʒɪstrɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -tries
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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