Parish register — Register Reg is*ter (r?j ?s*t?r), n. [OE. registre, F. registre, LL. registrum,regestum, L. regesta, pl., fr. regerere, regestum, to carry back, to register; pref. re re + gerere to carry. See {Jest}, and cf. {Regest}.] 1. A written account or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parish register — n BrE an official record of the births, deaths, and marriages in a parish … Dictionary of contemporary English
parish register — noun count an official record of births, marriages, and funerals in a church PARISH … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
parish register — ► NOUN ▪ a book recording christenings, marriages, and burials at a parish church … English terms dictionary
Parish register — Church register at Os Parish in Hordaland, Norway, of March 1822. A parish register is a book, normally kept in a parish church, in which details of baptisms, marriages and burials are recorded. Contents … Wikipedia
parish register — noun : a register of the baptisms, marriages, and burials in a parish * * * Eccles. the register of the christenings, marriages, and burials in a parish. Also called church register. [1645 55] * * * parish register noun A book in which the… … Useful english dictionary
parish register — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms parish register : singular parish register plural parish registers an official record of births, marriages, and funerals in a church parish … English dictionary
parish register — Eccles. the register of the christenings, marriages, and burials in a parish. Also called church register. [1645 55] * * * … Universalium
parish register — /pærɪʃ ˈrɛdʒəstə/ (say parish rejuhstuh) noun a record of all births, baptisms, marriages, and deaths in a parish …
parish register — noun A book, held in a parish church, in which baptisms, marriages and burials are recorded … Wiktionary