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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Example sentences
The two-tier household registry system must be abolished.
Can be bought in any silver pattern and put on order at the bridal registry at
  cooperating department stores.
She also implores people to get on the bone marrow donation registry.
There is no proper land registry, detailing the physical boundaries of each
  piece of land.
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