enregistrée

Enregistrée is the feminine singular past participle of the verb enregistrer in French. It can function as an adjective or appear in compound tenses to indicate that something has been recorded or registered, depending on the context. The masculine form is enregistré; the feminine plural is enregistrées, while the masculine plural is enregistrés.

Etymology and meaning: enregistrer comes from Old French enregistrer, formed with the prefix en- and registre (record, register), from Latin registrum. The sense broadened from “to place in a register” to “to record” and, by extension, to “to register” in legal or administrative contexts.

Usage: As a past participle in compound tenses, enregistrée describes a feminine noun that has undergone the action of recording or registration, for example: La chanson a été enregistrée hier. As an adjective, it modifies feminine nouns, such as une émission enregistrée or une pièce enregistrée, to denote that it has been recorded. In legal or administrative language, it can mean registered or officially filed, as in une marque enregistrée (a registered trademark) or une entreprise enregistrée (a registered company). In computing or data contexts, it can describe saved information: données enregistrées.

Noun form related: the noun enregistrement refers to the act or result of recording or registering. The feminine participle enregistrée must agree in gender (and number) with the noun it modifies.

See also: enregistrer, enregistrement, enregistré, enregistrée (as a form used with feminine nouns).