The definition of an office is a place where business is conducted, the people who make up that business or a position of authority.
(noun)See office in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME < ML(Ec) officium, divine rite < L, ceremonial observance
a religious service or set of prayers; esp., Divine OfficeOrigin: OFr < L officium < opificium, doing of work < opifex, a worker < opus, a work (see opus) + facere, to do
See office in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French, duty
Origin: , from Latin officium; see dhē- in Indo-European roots
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