registry office

American  

noun

British.

1. a government office and depository in which records and civil registers are kept and civil marriages performed.

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registry office British  

noun

1. a name often used for a register office

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Etymology

Origin of registry office

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

Others opt for the registry office and a demure lunch with close friends, and prefer to save their money for a house.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025

"One couple wanted to bring their chickens to the registry office, but I'd just had a new carpet laid and you know what chickens do," she says.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

They would have to notify the registry office three months before making the change.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023

Sala pledged to fight for a law conferring rights equally on same-sex parents, but said in the meantime he could not risk putting workers in the city registry office at odds with the government’s decision.

From Washington Times • Mar. 14, 2023

In 1943, members of the Dutch Resistance bombed the Amsterdam civil registry office in an attempt to destroy records, to prevent the Nazis from identifying Jews and others marked for persecution, arrest or forced labour.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler