Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter O - Page 10
Of (prep.) During; in the course of.
Not be seen to wink of all the day. -- Shak.
My custom always of the afternoon. -- Shak.
Note: Of may be used in a subjective or an objective sense. "The love of God" may mean, our love for God, or God's love for us.
Note: From is the primary sense of this preposition; a sense retained in off, the same word differently written for distinction. But this radical sense disappears in most of its application; as, a man of genius; a man of rare endowments; a fossil of a red color, or of an hexagonal figure; he lost all hope of relief; an affair of the cabinet; he is a man of decayed fortune; what is the price of corn? In these and similar phrases, of denotes property or possession, or a relation of some sort involving connection. These applications, however all proceeded from the same primary sense. That which proceeds from, or is produced by, a person or thing, either has had, or still has, a close connection with the same; and hence the word was applied to cases of mere connection, not involving at all the idea of separation.
Of consequence, Of importance, value, or influence.
Of late, Recently; In time not long past.
Of old, Formerly; In time long past.
Of one's self, By one's self; without help or prompting; spontaneously.
Why, knows not Montague, that of itself England is safe, if true within itself? -- Shak.
OF, () Overflow Flag (assembler).
Off (adv.) In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as:
Off (adv.) Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off.
Off (adv.) Denoting the action of removing or separating; separation; as, to take off the hat or cloak; to cut off, to pare off, to clip off, to peel off, to tear off, to march off, to fly off, and the like.
Off (adv.) Denoting a leaving, abandonment, departure, abatement, interruption, or remission; as, the fever goes off; the pain goes off; the game is off; all bets are off.
Off (adv.) Denoting a different direction; not on or towards: away; as, to look off.
Off (adv.) Denoting opposition or negation.
Off (interj.) Away; begone; -- a command to depart.
Off (prep.) Not on; away from; as, to be off one's legs or off the bed; two miles off the shore.
Off (a.) On the farther side; most distant; on the side of an animal or a team farthest from the driver when he is on foot; in the United States, the right side; as, the off horse or ox in a team, in distinction from the nigh or near horse or ox; the off leg.
Off (a.) Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from his post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent; as, he took an off day for fishing: an off year in politics.
Off (n.) The side of the field that is on the right of the wicket keeper.
Offal (n.) The rejected or waste parts of a butchered animal.
Offal (n.) A dead body; carrion.
Offal (n.) That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use; refuse; rubbish.
Offbeat (a.) 【音】弱拍的；【口】不跟隨時尚主流的；非傳統的；特異的 Informal terms; strikingly unconventional [syn: {far- out}, {kinky}, {offbeat}, {quirky}, {way-out}].
Offbeat (n.) 【音】弱拍 An unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure) [syn: {upbeat}, {offbeat}].
Offcut (n.) That which is cut off.
Offcut (n.) A portion ofthe printed sheet, in certain sizes of books, that is cut off before folding.
Offence (n.) See Offense.
Offended (imp. & p. p.) of Offend.
Offending (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Offend.
Offend (v. t.) To strike against; to attack; to assail.
Offend (v. t.) To displease; to make angry; to affront.
Offend (v. t.) To be offensive to; to harm; to pain; to annoy; as, strong light offends the eye; to offend the conscience.
Offend (v. t.) To transgress; to violate; to sin against.
Offend (v. t.) To oppose or obstruct in duty; to cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
Odfend (v. i.) To transgress the moral or divine law; to commit a crime; to stumble; to sin.
Odfend (v. i.) To cause dislike, anger, or vexation; to displease.
Offend (v.) (Upset) (B2) [ T ] 冒犯；觸犯；得罪；惹惱 To make someone upset or angry.
// [ + that ] I think she was offended that she hadn't been invited to the party.
// He looked offended when you called him middle-aged.
// If the sight of a few dirty dishes offends you, then I think you're in trouble!
Offend (v.) (Commit crime) [ I ] (Law) 犯罪，違法 To commit a crime.
// Obviously if a police officer offends it's a fairly serious matter.
Phrasal verb: Offend against sth
Offend against sth (Formal) (- Phrasal verb with offend) (v.) 違反，觸犯（規則）；違背（常理） To break a rule or principle or not fit well with something that people consider to be correct.
// Would it be offending against good taste to wear a patterned tie with my striped shirt?
Offendant (n.) An offender.
Offender (n.) One who offends; one who violates any law, divine or human; a wrongdoer.
I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders. -- 1 Kings i. 21.
Offender (n.) A person who transgresses moral or civil law [syn: wrongdoer, offender].
Offendress (n.) A woman who offends. -- Shak. Offense
Offense (n.) Alt. of Offence.
Offense (n.) [ C or U ] US spelling of offence.
Offence (n.) The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury.
Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification. -- Rom. iv. 25.
I have given my opinion against the authority of two great men, but I hope without offense to their memories. -- Dryden.
Offence (n.) The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure; as, to cause offense.
He was content to give them just cause of offense, when they had power to make just revenge. -- Sir P. Sidney.
Offence (n.) A cause or occasion of stumbling or of sin. [Obs.]
Woe to that man by whom the offense cometh! -- Matt. xviii. 7.
Offence (n.) In any contest, the act or process of attacking as contrasted with the act of defending; the offensive; as, to go on the offense.
Offence (n.) (Sports) The members of a team who have the primary responsibility to score goals, in contrast to those who
have the responsibility to defend, i.e. to prevent the opposing team from scoring goal.
Note: This word, like expense, is often spelled with a c. It ought, however, to undergo the same change with expense, the reasons being the same, namely, that s must be used in offensive as in expensive, and is found in the Latin offensio, and the French offense. To take offense, to feel, or assume to be, injured or affronted; to become angry or hostile.
Weapons of offense, those which are used in attack, in distinction from those of defense, which are used to repel.
Syn: Displeasure; umbrage; resentment; misdeed; misdemeanor; trespass; transgression; delinquency; fault; sin; crime; affront; indignity; outrage; insult.
Offense (n.) A lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others [syn: discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity].
Offense (n.) A feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question" [syn: umbrage, offense, offence].
Offense (n.) (Criminal law) An act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" [syn: crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking].
Offense (n.) The team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score [syn: offense, offence] [ant: defence, defending team, defense].
Offense (n.) The action of attacking an enemy [syn: offense, offence, offensive].
Offence (n.) (US offense) (Crime) (B2) [ C ] 犯罪行為；罪行 An illegal act; a crime.
// A serious/ minor offence.
// A criminal/ drink-driving offence.
// Driving without a licence is an offence.
// He committed several serious offences.
// It's the third time that he's been convicted of a drug offence.
Offence (n.) (Upset feelings) (B2) [ U ] 冒犯；觸犯；得罪 Upset and hurt or annoyed feelings, often because someone has been rude or shown no respect.
// I really didn't mean (to cause/ give) any offence (= did not intend to upset anyone) - I was just stating my opinion.
// Do you think he took offence (= was upset) at what I said about his hair?
// (Informal) If you don't mind, I'd rather go on my own - no offence (intended), but I think it would be better.
Offence (n.) (Upset feelings) [ U or C ] (US) （美式橄欖球等運動中的）進攻，鋒線隊員 The part of a game such as American football that involves trying to score points, or the players who try to score points.
Offenseful (a.) Causing offense; displeasing; wrong; as, an offenseful act. [R.]
Offenseless (a.) Unoffending; inoffensive.
Syn: offenceless.
Offenseless (a.) Incapable of offending or attacking [syn: offenseless, offenceless].
Offensible (a.) That may give offense. [Obs.]
Offension (n.) Assault; attack.
[Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Offensive (a.) 冒犯的，唐突的；討厭的，令人作嘔的 [（+to）]；進攻的，進攻性的，攻勢的 [Z] [B] Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment;
displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.
Offensive (a.) Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; revolting; noxious; as, an offensive smell; offensive sounds. "Offensive to the stomach." -- Bacon.
Offensive (a.) Making the first attack; assailant; aggressive; hence, used in attacking; -- opposed to {defensive}; as, an offensive war; offensive weapons.
{League offensive and defensive}, A leaque that requires all the parties to it to make war together against any foe, and to defend one another if attacked.
Syn: Displeasing; disagreeable; distasteful; obnoxious; abhorrent; disgusting; impertinent; rude; saucy; reproachful; opprobrious; insulting; insolent; abusive; scurrilous; assailant; attacking; invading. -- {Of*fen"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Of*fen"sive*ness}, n.
Offensive (a.) Violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity" [syn: {offensive}, {violative}].
Offensive (a.) For the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons" [ant: {defensive}].
Offensive (a.) Causing anger or annoyance; "offensive remarks" [ant: {inoffensive}, {unoffending}].
Offensive (a.) Morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal" [syn: {unsavory}, {unsavoury}, {offensive}] [ant: {savory}, {savoury}].
Offensive (a.) Unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors" [ant: {inoffensive}].
Offensive (a.) Substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one ; "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'" [syn: {dysphemistic}, {offensive}] [ant: {euphemistic}, {inoffensive}].
Offensive (a.) Causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" [syn: {nauseating}, {nauseous}, {noisome}, {queasy}, {loathsome}, {offensive}, {sickening}, {vile}].
Offensive (n.) The action of attacking an enemy [syn: {offense}, {offence}, {offensive}].
Offensive (a.) Generating disagreeable emotions or sensations, as the advance of an army against its enemy. "Were the enemy's tactics offensive?" the king asked. "I should say so!" replied the unsuccessful general. "The blackguard wouldn't come out of his works!"
Offensive (n.) 進攻，攻勢 [C]；進攻勢態 [the S] The state or posture of one who offends or makes attack; aggressive attitude; the act of the attacking party; -- opposed to {defensive}.
{To take the offensive}, {To act on the offensive}, {To go on the offensive}, To be the attacking party; to initiate hostilities.
Offered (imp. & p. p.) of Offer.
Offering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Offer.
Offer (v. t.) To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with up.
Thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement. -- Ex. xxix. 36.
A holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices. -- 1 Pet. ii. 5.
Offer (v. t.) To bring to or before; to hold out to; to present for acceptance or rejection; as, to offer a present, or a bribe; to offer one's self in marriage.
I offer thee three things. -- 2 Sam. xxiv. 12.
Offer (v. t.) To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest; as, to offer an opinion. With the infinitive as an objective: To make an offer; to declare one's willingness; as, he offered to help me.
Offer (v. t.) To attempt; to undertake.
All that offer to defend him. -- Shak.
Offer (v. t.) To bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, to offer a guinea for a ring; to offer a salary or reward.
Offer (v. t.) To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten; as, to offer violence, attack, etc.
Syn: To propose; propound; move; proffer; tender; sacrifice; immolate.
Offer (v. i.) To present itself; to be at hand.
The occasion offers, and the youth complies. -- Dryden.
Offer (v. i.) To make an attempt; to make an essay or a trial; -- used with at. "Without offering at any other remedy." -- Swift.
He would be offering at the shepherd's voice. -- L'Estrange.
I will not offer at that I can not master. -- Bacon.
Offer (n.) The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance. "This offer comes
from mercy." -- Shak.
Offer (n.) That which is offered or brought forward; a proposal to be accepted or rejected; a sum offered; a bid.
When offers are disdained, and love denied. -- Pope.
Offer (n.) Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch the ball. "Some offer and attempt." -- South.
Offer (n.) The verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance" [syn: offer, offering].
Offer (n.) Something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" [syn: offer, offering].
Offer (n.) A usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer].
Offer (v.) Make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers
private meeting rooms".
Offer (v.) Present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink" [syn: offer, proffer].
Offer (v.) Agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it" [syn: volunteer, offer].
Offer (v.) Put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion".
Offer (v.) Offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy" [syn: offer, extend].
Offer (v.) Make available for sale; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week".
Offer (v.) Propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" [syn: offer, bid, tender].
Offer (v.) Produce or introduce on the stage; "The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month".
Offer (v.) Present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods" [syn: offer, offer up].
Offer (v.) Mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance" [syn: put up, provide, offer].
Offer (v.) Make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages" [syn: extend, offer].
Offer (v.) Ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman" [syn: propose, declare oneself, offer, pop the question].
Offer (v.) Threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal".
Offer, () contracts. A proposition to do a thing.
Offer, () An offer ought to contain a right, if accepted, of compelling the fulfillment of the contract, and this right when not expressed, is always implied.
Offer, () By virtue of his natural liberty, a man may change his will at any time, if it is not to the injury of another; he may, therefore, revoke or recall his offers, at any time before they have been accepted; and, in order to deprive him of this right, the offer must have been accepted on the terms in which it was made. 10 Ves. 438; 2 C. & P. 553.
Offer, () Any qualification of, or departure from those terms, invalidates the offer, unless the same be agreed to by the party who made it. 4 Wheat. R. 225; 3 John. R. 534; 7 John. 470; 6 Wend. 103.
Offer, () When the offer has been made, the party is presumed to be willing to enter into the contract for the time limited, and, if the time be not fixed by the offer, then until it be expressly revoked, or rendered nugatory by a contrary presumption. 6 Wend. 103. See 8 S. & R. 243; 1 Pick. 278; 10 Pick. 326; 12 John. 190; 9 Porter, 605; 1 Bell's Com. 326, 5th ed.; Poth. Vente, n. 32; 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 577, et seq.; and see Acceptance of contracts; Assent; Bid.
Offerable (a.) Capable of being offered; suitable or worthy to be offered.
Offerer (n.) One who offers; esp., one who offers something to God in worship. -- Hooker.
Offerer (n.) Someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection [syn: offerer, offeror].
Offering (n.) 提供；供奉；貢獻 [U]；捐獻物，捐助物 [C]；禮物 [C]；供物，祭品 [C]；出售物 [C]；課程 [C]；offer 的動詞現在分詞、動名詞 The act of an offerer; a proffering.
Offering (n.) That which is offered, esp. in divine service; that which is presented as an expiation or atonement for sin, or as a free gift; a sacrifice; an oblation; as, sin offering.
They are polluted offerings more abhorred Than spotted livers in the sacrifice. -- Shak.
Offering (n.) A sum of money offered, as in church service; as, a missionary offering. Specif.: (Ch. of Eng.) Personal tithes payable according to custom, either at certain seasons as Christmas or Easter, or on certain occasions as marriages or christenings.
[None] To the offering before her should go. -- Chaucer.
Burnt offering, Drink offering, etc. See under Burnt. etc.
Offering (n.) Something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" [syn: offer, offering].
Offering (n.) Money contributed to a religious organization.
Offering (n.) The verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance" [syn: offer, offering].
Offering (n.) The act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity; "oblations for aid to the poor" [syn: oblation, offering].
Offering, () An oblation, dedicated to God. Thus Cain consecrated to God of the first-fruits of the earth, and Abel of the firstlings of the flock (Gen. 4:3, 4). Under the Levitical system different kinds of offerings are specified, and laws laid down as to their presentation. These are described under their distinctive names.
Offertories (n. pl. ) of Offertory.
Offertory (n.) （常作O-）聖餐禮奉獻餅酒儀式；奉獻祈禱與詩歌；禮拜中收取獻金的儀式；奉獻金 The act of offering, or the thing offered. [Obs. or R.] -- Bacon. -- Bp. Fell.
Offertory (n.) (R. C. Ch.) An anthem chanted, or a voluntary played on the organ, during the offering and first part of the Mass.
Offertory (n.) (R. C. Ch.) That part of the Mass which the priest reads before uncovering the chalice to offer up the elements for consecration.
Offertory (n.) (R. C. Ch.) The oblation of the elements.
Offertory (n.) (Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.) The Scripture sentences said or sung during the collection of the offerings.
Offertory (n.) (Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.) The offerings themselves.
Offertory (n.) The offerings of the congregation at a religious service.
Offertory (n.) The part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God.
Offerture (n.) Offer; proposal; overture. [Obs.]
More offertures and advantages to his crown. -- Milton.
Offhand (a.) Instant; unprepared; ready; extemporaneous; unrehearsed; as, an offhand speech; offhand excuses; an offhand comment.
Offhand (adv.) In an offhand manner; as, he replied offhand.
Offhand (adv.) Without previous thought or preparation; "couldn't give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to
Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly" [syn: offhand, offhanded, offhandedly].
Offhand (adv.) In a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter" [syn: offhand, offhanded, offhandedly].
Offhand (a.) With little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed].
Offhand (a.) Casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt" [syn: offhand, offhanded].
Office (n.) That which a person does, either voluntarily or by appointment, for, or with reference to, others; customary duty, or a duty that arises from the relations of man to man; as, kind offices, pious offices.
I would I could do a good office between you. -- Shak.
Office (n.) A special duty, trust, charge, or position, conferred by authority and for a public purpose; a position of trust or authority; as, an executive or judical office; a municipal office.
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.
Inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office. -- Rom. xi. 13.
Office (n.) That which is performed, intended, or assigned to be done, by a particular thing, or that which anything is fitted to perform; a function; -- answering to duty in intelligent beings.
They [the eyes] resign their office and their light. -- Shak.
Hesperus, whose office is to bring Twilight upon the earth. -- Milton.
In this experiment the several intervals of the teeth of the comb do the office of so many prisms. -- Sir I. Newton.
Office (n.) The place where any kind of business or service for others is transacted; a building, suite of rooms, or room in which public officers or workers in any organization transact business; as, the register's office; a lawyer's office; the doctor's office; the Mayor's office.
Office (n.) The company or corporation, or persons collectively, whose place of business is in an office; as, I have notified the office.
Office (n.) pl. The apartments or outhouses in which the domestics discharge the duties attached to the service of a house, as kitchens, pantries, stables, etc. [Eng.]
As for the offices, let them stand at distance. -- Bacon.
Office (n.) (Eccl.) Any service other than that of ordination and the Mass; any prescribed religious service.
This morning was read in the church, after the office was done, the declaration setting forth the late conspiracy against the king's person. -- Evelyn.
Holy office. Same as Inquisition, n., 3.
Houses of office. Same as def. 7 above. -- Chaucer.
Little office (R. C. Ch.), An office recited in honor of the Virgin Mary.
Office bearer, An officer; one who has a specific office or duty to perform.
Office copy (Law), An authenticated or certified copy of a record, from the proper office. See Certified copies, under Copy. -- Abbott.
Office-found (Law), The finding of an inquest of office. See under Inquest.
Office holder. See Officeholder in the Vocabulary
Office hours. The hours of the day during which business is transacted at an office [5].
Office seeker. A person who is attempting to get elected to an elected office, or to get an appointment to an appointive public office.
Office (v. t.) To perform, as the duties of an office; to discharge. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Office (n.) Place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building" [syn: office, business office].
Office (n.) An administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" [syn: agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority].
Office (n.) The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" [syn: function, office, part, role].
Office (n.) (Of a government or government official) Holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president" [syn: office, power].
Office (n.) Professional or clerical workers in an office; "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard" [syn: office, office staff].
Office (n.) A religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities; "the offices of the mass".
Office (n.) A job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation].
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Office. () An office is a right to exercise a public function or employment, and to take the fees and emoluments belonging to it,. Shelf. on Mortm. 797; Cruise, Dig. Index, h.t.; 3 Serg. & R. 149.
Office. () Offices may be classed into civil and military.
Office. () Civil offices may be classed into political, judicial, and ministerial.
Office. () The political offices are such as are not connected immediately with the administration of justice, or the execution of the mandates of a superior officer; the office of the president of the United States, of the heads of departments, of the members of the legislature, are of this number.
Office. () The judicial offices are those which relate to the administration of justice, and which must be exercised by persons of sufficient skill and experience in the duties which appertain to them.
Office. () Ministerial offices are those which give the officer no power to judge of the matter to be done, and require him to obey the mandates of a superior. 7 Mass. 280. See 5 Wend. 170; 10 Wend. 514; 8 Vern. 512; Breese, 280. It is a general rule, that a judicial office cannot be exercised by deputy, while a ministerial may.
Office. () In the United, States, the tenure of office never extends beyond good behaviour. In England, offices are public or private. The former affect the people generally, the latter are such as concern particular districts, belonging to private individuals. In the United States, all offices, according to the above definition, are public; but in another sense, employments of a private nature are also called offices; for example, the office of president of a bank, the office of director of a corporation. For the incompatibility of office, see Incompatibility; 4 S. & R. 277; 4 Inst. 100; Com. Dig. h.t., B. 7; and vide, generally, 3 Kent, Com. 362; Cruise, Dig. tit. 25; Ham. N. P. 283; 16 Vin. Ab. 101; Ayliffe's Parerg. 395; Poth. Traite des Choses, Sec. 2; Amer. Dig. h.t.; 17 S. & R. 219.
Office. () Military offices consist of such as are granted to soldiers or naval officers.
Office. () The room in which the business of an officer is transacted is also called an office, as the land office. Vide Officer.
OFFICE, INQUEST OF. () An examination into a matter by an officer in virtue of his office. Vide Inquisition.
Office. () He who is lawfully invested with an office.
Office. () Officers may be classed into, 1. Executive; as the president of the United States of America, the several governors of the different states.
Their duties are pointed out in the national constitution, and the constitutions of the several states, but they are required mainly to cause the laws to be executed and obeyed.
Office. () The legislative; such as members of congress; and of the several state legislatures. These officers are confined in their duties by the constitution, generally to make laws, though sometimes in cases of impeachment, one of the houses of the legislature exercises judicial functions, somewhat similar to those of a grand jury by presenting to the other articles of impeachment; and the other house acts as a court in trying such impeachments. The legislatures have, besides the power to inquire into the conduct of their members, judge of their elections, and the like.
Office. () Judicial officers; whose duties are to decide controversies between individuals, and accusations made in the name of the public against persons charged with a violation of the law.
Office. () Ministerial officers, or those whose duty it is to execute the mandates, lawfully issued, of their superiors.
Office. () Military officers, who have commands in the army; and.
Office. () Naval officers, who are in command in the navy.
Office. () Officers are required to exercise the functions which belong to their respective offices. The neglect to do so, may, in some cases, subject the offender to an indictment; 1 Yeates, R. 519; and in others, he will be liable to the party injured. 1 Yeates, R. 506.
Office. () Officers are also divided into public officers and those who are not public. Some officers may bear both characters; for example, a clergyman is a public officer when he acts in the performance of such a public duty as the marriage of two individuals; 4 Conn. 209; and he is merely a private person when he acts in his more ordinary calling of teaching his congregation. See 4 Conn. 134; 1 Apple. 155.
Officeholder (n.) One who holds an office; an officer, particularly one in the civil service; a placeman.
Officeholder (n.) Someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year" [syn: officeholder, officer].
Officeholder (n.) The official who holds an office [syn: incumbent, officeholder].
Officer (n.) One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer. "I am an officer of state." -- Shak.
Officer (n.) (U. S. Mil.) Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer or an enlisted man.
Field officer, General officer, etc. See under Field, General. etc.
Officer of the day (Mil.), The officer who, on a given day, has charge for that day of the guard, prisoners, and police of the post or camp; abbreviated O. D., OD, or O. O. D.
Officer of the deck, or Officer of the watch (Naut.), The officer temporarily in charge on the deck of a vessel, esp. a war vessel.
Officered (imp. & p. p.) of Officer.
Officering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Officer.
Officer (v. t.) To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over. -- Marshall.
Officer (v. t.) To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits.
Officer (n.) Any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" [syn: military officer, officer].
Officer (n.) Someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year" [syn: officeholder, officer].
Officer (n.) A member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer" [syn: policeman, police officer, officer].
Officer (n.) A person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines" [syn: officer, ship's officer].
Officer (v.) Direct or command as an officer.
Official (n.) Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine.
That, in the official marks invested, you Anon do meet the senate. -- Shak.
Official (n.) Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority; as, an official statement or report.
Official (n.) (Pharm.) Approved by authority; sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; as, an official drug or preparation. Cf. Officinal.
Official (n.) Discharging an office or function. [Obs.]
The stomach and other parts official unto nutrition. -- Sir T. Browne.
Official (n.) One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
Official (n.) An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction. -- Blackstone.
Established (a.) Brought about or set up or accepted; especially long and widely accepted; as, distrust of established authority; a team established as a member of a major league; enjoyed his prestige as an established writer; an established precedent; the established Church. Contrasted with unestablished. [Narrower terms: entrenched; implanted, planted, rooted; official; recognized].
Established (a.) Securely established; as, an established reputation.
Syn: firm.
Established (a.) Settled securely and unconditionally.
Syn: accomplished, effected.
Established (a.) Conforming with accepted standards.
Established (a.) Shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt; as, the established facts in the case.
Syn: proved.
Established (a.) (Bot.) Introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation; -- of plants.
Syn: naturalized.
Official (a.) Having official authority or sanction; "official permission"; "an official representative" [ant: unofficial].
Official (a.) Of or relating to an office; "official privileges".
Official (a.) Verified officially; "the election returns are now official".
Official (a.) Conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order" [syn: official, prescribed].
Official (a.) (Of a church) Given official status as a national or state institution.
Official (n.) A worker who holds or is invested with an office [syn: official, functionary].
Official (n.) Someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling".
Official, () Civil and canon laws. In the ancient civil law, the person who was
the minister of, or attendant upon a magistrate, was called the official.
Official, () In the canon law, the person to whom the bishop generally commits the charge of his spiritual jurisdiction, bears this name. Wood's Inst. 30, 505; Merl. Repert. h.t.
Officialism (n.) The state of being official; a system of official government; also, adherence to office routine; red-tapism.
Officialism may often drift into blunders. -- Smiles.
Officiality (n.) See Officialty.
Officially (adv.) By the proper officer; by virtue of the proper authority; in pursuance of the special powers vested in an officer or office; as, accounts or reports officially vertified or rendered; letters officially communicated; persons officially notified.
Officialty (n.) The charge, office, court, or jurisdiction of an official. -- Ayliffe.
Officiant (n.) (Eccl.) The officer who officiates or performs an office, as the burial office. -- Shipley.
Officiary (a.) Of or pertaining to an office or an officer; official. [R.] -- Heylin.
Officiated (imp. & p. p.) of Officiate.
Officiating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Officiate.