registry

noun, plural reg·is·tries.

1. the act of registering; registration.
2. a place where a register is kept; an office of registration.
3. register(defs 1, 2).
4. the state of being registered.
5. the nationality of a merchant ship as shown on its register.

noun plural -tries

1. a place where registers are kept, such as the part of a church where the bride and groom sign a register after a wedding
2. the registration of a ship’s country of origina ship of Liberian registry
3. another word for registration