a place where registers are kept, such as the part of a church where the bride and groom sign a register after a wedding
Also called: registrary
2.
the registration of a ship's country of origin
a ship of Liberian registry
3. another word for registration
Examples of 'registries' in a sentence
registries
The scheme was suspended until countries had fortified the security protecting their registries.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The usual hangup with gift registries is they can be so, well, boring.
canada.com (2008)
These open registries are more often described as 'flags of convenience'.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Officials said that they had prepared with back-up paper registries.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It awards contracts to 'registries' to run these domains.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Foreign states are testing them for public services such as blockchain land registriesand databases of benefits entitlement.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Some states's registries are months behind.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This legislation would also jeopardise millions of euros of investment in scientific infrastructure, including cancer registries, cohort studies and biobanks.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Britain was among the first to reopen but the registries in 13 other countries remain shut.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Privacy laws, localised registries and a continuing desire to avoid tax mean that measuring is still less than half done.