First Known Use: 1675
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registrar
noun reg·is·trar \ˈre-jə-ˌsträr\
: someone who is in charge of keeping records especially of births, marriages, and deaths
: an officer of a college or university who is in charge of registering students and keeping academic records
: a doctor who is training at a hospital to become a specialist in a particular field of medicine
Full Definition of REGISTRAR
: 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 British : resident 3
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Origin of REGISTRAR
alteration of Middle English registrer, from registren to register, from Anglo-French registrer, from Medieval Latin registrare, from registrum
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registrar
noun reg·is·trar \ˈrej-ə-ˌsträr\
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