office

French

noun
Definitions
  • charge, task, mandate
  • administrative bureau, department
  • religious service, notably liturgical office
  • place where a household's table (food and drink)-related services are conducted, especially by domestic staff

Etymology

Derived from Latin officium (office, duty, service, service-minded, official, or moral duty, especially, personal, esp. last rites, official position, ceremony, function, official duty).

Origin

Latin

officium

Gloss

office, duty, service, service-minded, official, or moral duty, especially, personal, esp. last rites, official position, ceremony, function, official duty

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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