propertyregister
nounUK /ˈprɒpəti ˈrɛdʒɪstə/
US /ˈprɑːpərti ˈrɛdʒɪstər/
A list that shows who owns each piece of land or building.
The clerk checked the propertyregister to see who owned the old house.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. An official book where all the houses and land in an area are written down.
You can find the address in the propertyregister at the town office.
3. A computer list that keeps track of buildings and land and who they belong to.
The city keeps a digital propertyregister for every street.
4. A record used to check that a house really belongs to the person selling it.
Before buying the shop, they looked it up in the propertyregister.