registry office

English

Noun

registry office (plural registry offices)

  1. (informal) Synonym of register office (office for registering births, marriages and deaths)
    • 2022 July 13, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 961, page 71:
      Congratulations to newlyweds Liam and Jennifer King, who surprised passengers at Manchester Oxford Road in late May when they boarded a Northern service to complete the journey from Manchester registry office (where they had just tied the knot) to their wedding celebrations in Stockport.

Usage notes

  • This form is much more common than the technically correct register office.

References

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