registry

noun

reg·​is·​try ˈre-jə-strē 

plural registries

1

: registration, enrollment

2

: the nationality of a ship according to its entry in a register : flag

3

: a place of registration

4

a

: an official record book

b

: an entry in a registry

Synonyms

• canon
• catalog
• catalogue
• checklist
• list
• listing
• menu
• register
• roll
• roll call
• roster
• schedule
• table

Examples of registry in a Sentence

the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles

got a copy of the couple's bridal registry from the store's computer and scanned it for items we could afford

Recent Examples on the Web

Moreover, significant funding from the NIH has helped the Sickle in Africa consortium develop its Sickle Africa Data Coordinating Center, which compiled the world’s largest African registry of sickle cell patients. —Ambroise Wonkam, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024

For a fee of fifty cigarettes, registry scribes revised both sisters’ ages downward. —Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2024

One bill requires the state to maintain a sickle cell registry to better track that disease, and the other creates a pathway for people who have been homeless to qualify for a less stringent background check to be employed by certain homeless service providers. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2024

That means that our bank is generally more diverse than the (National Marrow Donor Program's) registry itself, which is a huge benefit to these patients. —Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 4a

Phrases Containing registry

• gift registry
• registry office

Kids Definition

registry

noun

reg·​is·​try ˈrej-ə-strē 

plural registries

1

: registration sense 3

2

: a place of registration

3

a

: a book in which things are recorded exactly and legally

b

: something recorded in a registry

Medical Definition

registry

noun

reg·​is·​try ˈrej-ə-strē 

plural registries

1

: a place where data, records, or laboratory samples are kept and usually are made available for research or comparative study

a cancer registry

2

: an establishment at which nurses available for employment are listed and through which they are hired

Legal Definition

registry

noun

reg·​is·​try ˈre-jə-strē 

plural registries

1

: registration

an instrument filed for registry in the conveyance records

—Louisiana Civil Code

2

: the nationality of a ship according to its entry in a register

3

: a place of registration : a place where official records and documents are kept

the registry of motor vehicles

registry of deeds