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registrar definition

reg·is·trar (rej′i strär′)

noun

    1. a person charged with keeping a register
    2. ☆ a college or university official responsible for registering students, maintaining their records, etc.
  2. a bank or trust company charged with keeping a record of the shares of a corporation and making certain that the number of shares issued does not exceed the number authorized

Etymology: ME registrer < ML registrarius

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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