Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
regest

regest

9.9
A list of official records kept for future reference
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : registro
  • Historians often consult the regest of cathedral documents to trace religious appointments.

Examples

  • Several decrees were found among the royal regests kept in the archive.

  • The ancient manuscripts were carefully recorded in the regest for future reference.

  • The ancient regest contained vital information about the town's history.

  • Can you find the regests from the 18th century?

  • Historians often consult the regest of cathedral documents to trace religious appointments.

  • The ancient manuscripts were carefully recorded in the regest for future reference.

  • Several decrees were found among the royal regests kept in the archive.

Synonyms

registry
vsregest
  • Formal
100 4.2

An official list of names or items kept by an organization

is the archaic name used for an official record or list
register
vsregest
  • Formal
68 3.0

An official written list of names or events

is the older, archaic term for the same official list

Surface Forms

regest singular
regests plural

Etymology

Regest comes from the Latin word regesta, which means 'things that are recorded' and is like the modern word register. So a regest is an official 'list' or 'record', which explains why historians find it in archives.