[ 'rɛdʒɪstrα: , ˌrɛdʒɪ'strα: ]
■ noun
1》 an official responsible for keeping a register or official records.
2》 the chief administrative officer in a university.
3》 (in the UK) the judicial and administrative officer of the High Court.
4》 Brit. a middle-ranking hospital doctor undergoing training as a specialist.
Derivatives
~ship noun
Origin
C17: from med. L. ~ius , from registrum (see register ).