noun A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc.
The teacher took the register by calling out each child's name.
noun A book of such entries.
noun An entry in such a book.
noun The act of registering.
noun A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title.
noun One who registers or records; a registrar; especially, a public officer charged with the duty of recording certain transactions or events.
a register of deeds
noun A distinct horizontal (or, more rarely, vertical) section of a work of art or inscription that is divided into several such sections.
noun A device that automatically records a quantity.