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Reg"is*ter (?), v. t.
(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.
Reg"is*ter (r&ebreve;j"&ibreve;s*t&etilde;r), v.
t. [imp. & p. p. Registered (-
t&etilde;rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Registering.]
[Cf. F. regisrer, exregistrer, LL. registrare.
See Register, n.]
1. To
enter in a register; to record formally and distinctly, as for future
use or service.
2. To enroll; to enter in a list.
Such follow him as shall be
registered. Milton.
Registered letter, a letter, the address of
which is, on payment of a special fee, registered in the post office
and the transmission and delivery of which are attended to with
particular care.
Reg"is*ter, v. i. 1.
To enroll one's name in a register.
2. (Print.) 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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