registry office

noun

, British.

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

registry office

noun

1. See register office
   a name often used for a register office

Word History and Origins

Origin of registry office¹

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

A clock struck ten as Miss Tallmadge hurriedly led the way up the second flight to the registry-office.

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They were married at a registry office, I think, and soon afterwards they went to his home in Italy.

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Instead of which she had consented to a mock marriage in a registry-office—and this.

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In the matter of vows they let you down easy at the registry office.

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Janey told him how they had been married at Ipswich at a Registry Office.

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