Definition of office

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Office (n.) A charge or trust, of a sacred nature, conferred by God himself; as, the office of a priest under the old dispensation, and that of the apostles in the new..

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Spoke :: Spoilsmonger (n.) One who promises or distributes public offices and their emoluments as the price of services to a party or its leaders.
Etat Major :: Etat Major () The staff of an army, including all officers above the rank of colonel, also, all adjutants, inspectors, quartermasters, commissaries, engineers, ordnance officers, paymasters, physicians, signal officers, judge advocates; also, the noncommissioned assistants of the above officers..
Decemvirate :: Decemvirate (n.) The office or term of office of the decemvirs in Rome.
Prelateship :: Prelateship (n.) The office of a prelate.
Ablegate :: Ablegate (n.) A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office..
Interchange :: Interchange (v. t.) To put each in the place of the other; to give and take mutually; to exchange; to reciprocate; as, to interchange places; they interchanged friendly offices and services..
Usher :: Usher (n.) An officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, chamber, or the like; hence, an officer whose business it is to introduce strangers, or to walk before a person of rank. Also, one who escorts persons to seats in a church, theater, etc..
Functionary :: Functionary (n.) One charged with the performance of a function or office; as, a public functionary; secular functionaries..
Postmaster :: Postmaster (n.) One who has charge of a post office, and the distribution and forwarding of mails..
Officer :: Officer (v. t.) To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.
Vicarship :: Vicarship (n.) The office or dignity of a vicar.
Deforcement :: Deforcement (n.) Resistance to an officer in the execution of law.
Metropolitan :: Metropolitan (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a metropolitan or the presiding bishop of a country or province, his office, or his dignity; as, metropolitan authority..
Warrant :: Warrant (n.) An official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer. See Warrant officer, below..
Tyburn Ticket :: Tyburn ticket () A certificate given to one who prosecutes a felon to conviction, exempting him from certain parish and ward offices..
Deprive :: Deprive (v. t.) To divest of office; to depose; to dispossess of dignity, especially ecclesiastical..
Shingle :: Shingle (n.) A sign for an office or a shop; as, to hang out one's shingle..
Caliphate :: Caliphate (n.) The office, dignity, or government of a caliph or of the caliphs..
Keep :: Keep (n.) The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge.
Curatorship :: Curatorship (n.) The office of a curator.
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