registrar

 
Pronunciation: /ˈrɛdʒɪstrɑː, ˌrɛdʒɪˈstrɑː/

noun

  • 1an official responsible for keeping a register or official records: the registrar of births and deaths
  • the chief administrative officer in a university.
  • (in the UK) the judicial and administrative officer of the High Court.
  • 2British a middle-ranking hospital doctor undergoing training as a specialist: a registrar in rheumatology

Derivatives

registrarship

noun

Origin:

late 17th century: from medieval Latin registrarius, from registrum (see register)

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