Definition of office

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Office (n.) Any service other than that of ordination and the Mass; any prescribed religious service.

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Chamberlain :: Chamberlain (n.) An officer having the direction and management of the private chambers of a nobleman or monarch; hence, in Europe, one of the high officers of a court..
Tyburn Ticket :: Tyburn ticket () A certificate given to one who prosecutes a felon to conviction, exempting him from certain parish and ward offices..
Outrider :: Outrider (n.) A summoner whose office is to cite men before the sheriff.
Soldier :: Soldier (n.) Especially, a private in military service, as distinguished from an officer..
Qualify :: Qualify (v. i.) To be or become qualified; to be fit, as for an office or employment..
Bailiff :: Bailiff (n.) Originally, a person put in charge of something especially, a chief officer, magistrate, or keeper, as of a county, town, hundred, or castle; one to whom power/ of custody or care are intrusted..
Girder :: Girder (n.) A main beam; a stright, horizontal beam to span an opening or carry weight, such as ends of floor beams, etc.; hence, a framed or built-up member discharging the same office, technically called a compound girder. See Illusts. of Frame, and Doubleframed floor, under Double..
Laureateship :: Laureateship (n.) State, or office, of a laureate..
Curatorship :: Curatorship (n.) The office of a curator.
Myrmidon :: Myrmidon (n.) A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes cruel orders of a superior without protest or pity; -- sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc..
Collector :: Collector (n.) An officer appointed and commissioned to collect and receive customs, duties, taxes, or toll..
Beadlery :: Beadlery (n.) Office or jurisdiction of a beadle.
Exigenter :: Exigenter (n.) An officer in the Court of King's Bench and Common Pleas whose duty it was make out exigents. The office in now abolished.
Dresser :: Dresser (n.) An assistant in a hospital, whose office it is to dress wounds, sores, etc..
Eligible :: Eligible (a.) That may be selected; proper or qualified to be chosen; legally qualified to be elected and to hold office.
Bank :: Bank (n.) The building or office used for banking purposes.
Write :: Write (v. i.) To be regularly employed or occupied in writing, copying, or accounting; to act as clerk or amanuensis; as, he writes in one of the public offices..
Agistor :: Agistor (n.) Formerly, an officer of the king's forest, who had the care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the same; -- hence called gisttaker, which in England is corrupted into guest-taker..
Tidewaiter :: Tidewaiter (n.) A customhouse officer who watches the landing of goods from merchant vessels, in order to secure payment of duties..
Postmark :: Postmark (v. t.) To mark with a post-office stamp; as, to postmark a letter or parcel..
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