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

I do advise couples to have some — at the very least — preliminary discussions about finances before taking their romance to the wedding chapel, synagogue or registry office.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

"Cancel the church, cancel the registry office, basically cancel the whole wedding plans," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

She worked as a scribe in a local civil registry office as a teen.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 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