REGISTRAR

[reg.is.trar] n [alter. of ME registrer, fr. MF registreur, fr. registrer to register, fr. ML registrare, fr. registrum] (1675): an official recorder or keeper of records: as a: an officer of an educational institution responsible for registering students, keeping academic records, and corresponding with applicants and evaluating their credentials b: an admitting officer at a hospital c chiefly Brit: resident 3