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Registrat(e, v. P.p. -at(e, -att; -atit, -ated; regestrat. [Chiefly Sc. Cf. e.m.E. registrate (once, 1570), f. med. L. registrat-, p.p. stem of registrāre, f. registrum Register n.1] tr. To enter (a matter) in a register (Register n.1); to record (a fact, transaction, etc.); to set down in writing.Chiefly as p.p.pres. 1574 Reg. Privy C. II 359.
Commanding our clerkis and keparis thairof to registrate the samyn 1588 Waus Corr. 417.
My lord commisser, ye sall registrat this lettre betuix ws, keipand thir presentis for your warrand 1632 Aberd. B. Rec. III 44.
The said Mr. Robert [Dounye] sall keip and registrat the whole names of the saidis studentis in ane paper booke 1640 Kinghorn Kirk S. 37.
While … [the] scrib to the sessione was registrateing the procedingis of the session [etc.] a1658 Durham Blessedness Death (1713) 2.
Write … registrate, and record this 1680 Foulis Acc. Bk. 66.
To James Hay for registrating [pr. regrating] William Brouns bond 1692 Presb. Eloq. (1693) 89.
But no man ever needed to registrate God's bond 1697 Glasgow B. Rec. IV 230.
That the present toune clerk does … registrate all seasines within the burghp.p. (1) 1534 Misc. Spald. C. II 188.
Thir oure letteris of gift and assignatioun beand anys producit and schawin before the saidis auditouris vpon compt in our chekker and registrate in our rollis therof 1622-6 Bisset II 264/7.
I have … registrate the samin in this my rolment … as accordis Ib. I 37/37. 1639 Procl. Chas. I to Scotland 9.(b) 1543 Acts II 440/1.
That this present contract be actit and registrat in the buikis of parliament sessioun 1546 Reg. Privy C. I 37.
Ordanit the said writing to be registratt in the saidis bukis of counsale 1558 Admir. Ct. Bk. 72. 1563 Glasgow Prot. I xviii.
Certane wthiris instrumentis registrat … in the barrownie court buk of the barrony of Glesgw 1565 Edinb. Univ. MS La. iii 388a fol. 5a.
That all materis decydit in the oulk be registrat in the buikes of counsall and pronuncit in presens of the lordis vpone Setterday 1566 Old Ross-shire I 16. 1578 Edinb. B. Rec. IV 64.
The baillies and counsall ordanis all the kingis maiesties wrytingis … to be kepit and registrat in the counsall buke 1583 Perth B. Ct. 19 Sept.
And the saidis obligantis ar content thir presentis be registrat in the burrow buikis of Perth 1584 in Montg. Suppl. 302. 1588 King Cat. 118b. 1592 Acts III 569/2.
That the registratioun … beir … the nowmer of the leiffis of the buik quharin it is registrat; quhilk buik salbe markit be the hand of the clerk of register or his depute Ib. (1597) Table s.v. Inhibitiones. 1621 Misc. Bann. C. II 248.
[That] thir presentis be inssert and registrat in the … buikes of the commissariat of Edinburgh 1625 Ritchie Ch. S. Baldred 209.
And lykwyse to be registrat in the session buik that the bell … was sent be Johne Murray 1643 Red Bk. Menteith II 67.
Registrat in the buikes of our exchekquer 1671 Rothesay B. Rec. 310.
I am content thir presentis be insert and registrat in the court buiks of justice, towne buiks of Rothesay, or uther ordinar judgis buiks in Scotland 1676 Craven Ch. in Orkney 63.(c) 1578 Exch. R. XX 374.
Regestrat(2) 1425 Acts II 11/2 (see Register n.1 1 (2)). 1498–9 Acta Conc. II 331.
Thaim that ar first registrat of thai ald summondis til be first decydit 1516 Reg. Great S. 23/1.
The thre estatis … ordanis that the said sentence be autentiklie registrate 1555 Exch. R. XVIII 378 (see Register n.1 1 b (3)). 1589 Reg. Privy C. IV 429.
It is my will that this declaratioun be registrat for the mair force and authentiknes 1600 Crim. Trials II 116.
The charge wes newir registrat nor misterit to be registrat 1622-6 Bisset I 145/7.
Actionis to heir contractis obligationis registrat [etc.] a1633 Hope Major Pract. I 187.
Wryttis for giveing of a reversion shall make no fayth except it be registratt be the judicciall compeirance of the party befor some ordinarie judge 1638 Baillie I 67.
Ane espresse granting in write, to be registrate to the world's end 1638 Antiq. Aberd. & B. II 442.
Subscryved at Whythall in England and Innerugie … Registrat the same day — c1650 Spalding II 268.
Quhairvpone he is denuncit and registrat at the horne(b) 1617 Acts IV 546/1.
In all caces except where the writtis so registrated ar offered to be improvin c1650 Spalding I 95.
Our nationall Confessioun of Faith, registrated in parliament 1650 Inverurie 314.
That the rebuik given to the delinquents in face of session … be registratit 1686 Mackenzie Observ. 67.
Yet eiks to reversions, and obligations to grant reversions, are also real rights, if registrated
b. To put on record, by any means; to cause to be remembered; to perpetuate in a particular fashion, to style. a1599 Rollock Wks. I 405.
Think ȝe not bot Paull suld have thocht schame to registrate, as it were, his awin schame to the posteritie to cum 1605-6 Welsh Forty-eight Serm. 491.
Shall be registrate in the Gospel and thy conscience, as the cause of thy condemnation 1637 Rutherford Lett. (1894) 489.
That He may registrate a believer's bond a hundred times 1638 Henderson Serm. 222.
So Rahab was anes a harlot, and so still is she called a harlot, but now she has repented … therefore she is registrat thus 1664 Pitcairn Spiritual Sacrifice 47.
His intercession, which is registrat in the word
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