5. Place; rank; station. [Obs. or R.] He is of too high a region. Shak.
REGIONAL
Re"gion*al (-al), a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a particular region; sectional.
REGIOUS
Re"gi*ous (-j*s), a. Etym: [L. regius royal, fr. rex, regis, king.]
Defn: Regal; royal. [Obs.] Harrington.
REGISTER Reg"is*ter (rj"s*tr), n. Etym: [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 entry; an official or formal enumeration, description, or record; a memorial record; a list or roll; a schedule. As you have one eye upon my follies, . . . turn another into the register of your own. Shak.
2. (Com.) (a) A record containing a list and description of the merchant vessels belonging to a port or customs district. (b) A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as an evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title.
3. Etym: [Cf. LL. registrarius. Cf. Regisrar.]
Defn: One who registers or records; a registrar; a recorder; especially, a public officer charged with the duty of recording certain transactions or events; as, a register of deeds.