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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Register, -gester, n.² [e.m.E. register a registrar (1531–2), ‘prob. for registrer’ (OED).] One who records, a registrar; a chronicler.Some examples may be ellipt. for Clerk Register, hence belonging in Register n.¹ b (7). 1513 Doug. i Prol. 6.
Virgill … Thow … patroun of poetry, Roys, regester, palm, lawrer and glory 1533 Boece 451b.
Chancellare, … thesaurare, cubiculare, register & al vthir the kingis officiaris 1569 Reg. Privy C. II 75.
Ordanis the clerk of register and his deputis to mak ane roll of all personis rebellis … and in like maner ordanis the thesaurar and his register to mak ane roll of all escheittis 1590–1 Crim. Trials I ii 219.
Geillis Duncane … confessed he was their regester and that there was not one man suffered to come to the divels readinges but onelie hee 1676 Cunningham Diary 83.
To the register's man for my seat, 3 s. 4 d. 1682 Edinb. City Archives Letters Vol. II (83).
The register … went to the troning roume and compaired the 4 m. weight with the justing ps