office
Cross references:
1. function 2. position
of.fice \'o.f-*s, 'a:f-\ n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L officium service, duty,
office, fr. opus work +] [ME, fr. OF, fr. LL officium, fr. L]facere to
make, do - more at OPERATE, DO 1a: a special duty, charge, or position
conferred by an exercise of governm ental authority and for a public
purpose : a position of authority to exercise a public function and to
receive whatever emoluments may belong to it {hold public ~} 1b: a position
of responsibility or some degree of executive authority 2: a prescribed
form or service of worship; specif, cap : DIVINE OFFICE 3: a religious or
social ceremonial observance : RITE 4a: something that one ought to do or
must do : an assigned or assumed du ty, task, or role 4b: the proper or
customary action of something : FUNCTION 5: a place where a particular
kind of business is transacted or a service i s supplied : as 5a: a place
in which the functions (as consulting, record keeping, clerical work) of a
public officer are performed 5b: the directing headquarters of an
enterprise or organization 5c: the place in which a professional man (as a
physician or lawyer) conduc ts his professional business pl, chiefly Brit
6: the apartments, attached buildings, or outhouses in which the activities
attached to the service of a house are carried on 7a: a major
administrative unit in some governments {British Foreign O ffice} 7b: a
subdivision of some government departments {Patent Office}