register office

Meanings

nounregister office (plural register offices)

IrelandUKThe local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted and recorded.
archaicAn employment office.

Also see

Czech matrika

matrikathe local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted

Finnish maistraatti

maistraattithe local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted

French bureau de l'état civil, service de l'état civil

bureau de l'état civilthe local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted
service de l'état civilthe local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted
état civilthe local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted

German Standesamt

Standesamtthe local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted

Greek ληξιαρχείο

ληξιαρχείο (lixiarcheío)the local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted

Hungarian anyakönyvi iroda/hivatal/osztály

anyakönyvi iroda/hivatal/osztálythe local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted

Italian anagrafe

anagrafethe local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted

Polish urząd stanu cywilnego

urząd stanu cywilnegothe local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted

Portuguese cartório

cartóriothe local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted

Romanian oficiu de stare civilă

oficiu de stare civilăthe local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted

Spanish registro civil

registro civilthe local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted

Cite this entry

APA

register office. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/register%20office

MLA

“register office.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/register%20office. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “register office,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/register%20office.