Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Registered"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Register \Reg"is*ter\ (r[e^]j"[i^]s*t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Registered} (-t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Registering}.] [Cf.
F. regisrer, exregistrer, LL. registrare. See {Register}, n.]
1. To enter in a register; to record formally and distinctly,
as for future use or service.
2. To enroll; to enter in a list.
Such follow him as shall be registered. --Milton.
{Registered letter}, a letter, the address of which is, on
payment of a special fee, registered in the post office
and the transmission and delivery of which are attended to
with particular care.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
registered
adj 1: (of animals) officially recorded with or certified by a
recognized breed association; especially in a stud
book; "a registered Percheron" [ant: {unregistered}]
2: listed or recorded officially; "record is made of
`registered mail' at each point on its route to assure
safe delivery"; "registered bonds" [ant: {unregistered}]
3: (of a boat or vessel) furnished with necessary official
documents specifying ownership etc
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