REGISTRAR


Meaning of REGISTRAR in English

— registrarship , n.

/rej"euh strahr', rej'euh strahr"/ , n.

1. a person who keeps a record; an official recorder.

2. an agent of a bank, trust company, or other corporation who is responsible for certifying and registering issues of securities.

3. an official at a school or college who maintains students' personal and academic records, issues reports of grades, mails out official publications, etc.

[ 1350-1400; alter. (see -AR 2 ) of earlier registrary registrarius (see REGISTER, -ARY); r. earlier registrer, ME registrer registreur ) registrator, equiv. to registra ( re ) to REGISTER + - tor -TOR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .