registrar

(reji strär′)

noun

    1. a person charged with keeping a register
    2. ☆ a college or university official responsible for registering students, maintaining their records, etc.
  1. 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

Origin: ME registrer < ML registrarius

See registrar in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. One who is in charge of official records.
  2. An officer in a college or university who keeps the records of enrollment and academic standing.
  3. An officer of a corporation responsible for maintaining records of ownership of its securities.
  4. An admitting officer in a hospital.

Origin:

Origin: Probably from registrary

Origin: , from Medieval Latin registrārius

Origin: , from registrum, register; see register

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