Office
Of`fice
n. | 1. | 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. |
| 2. | 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. |
| 3. | 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. |
| 4. | 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. |
| 5. | 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. |
| 6. | The company or corporation, or persons collectively, whose place of business is in an office; as, I have notified the office. |
| 7. | The apartments or outhouses in which the domestics discharge the duties attached to the service of a house, as kitchens, pantries, stables, etc. |
| 8. | (Eccl.) Any service other than that of ordination and the Mass; any prescribed religious service. |
v. t. | 1. | To perform, as the duties of an office; to discharge. |
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.
2. Offices may be classed into civil and military.
3.-1. Civil offices may be classed into political, judicial, and
ministerial.
4.-1. 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.
5.-2. 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.
6.-3. 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.
7. 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.
8.-2. Military offices consist of such as are granted to soldiers or
naval officers.
9. 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.
To dream of your work office,
indicates that you cannot seem to leave your work at the office.
You may be overworked or have too much on your mind.
Alternatively,
it symbolizes your status,
accomplishments and your place in the world.
To dream that you hold public office,
symbolizes that your aspirations may lead you to a dangerous path,
but your courage will be rewarded with success.
Mass,
act of grace,
act of kindness,
advice,
advocacy,
aegis,
agency,
agentship,
aid,
alerting,
appointment,
area,
assignment,
assistance,
atelier,
auspices,
authority,
authorization,
baccalaureate service,
backhouse,
backing,
backup,
bailiwick,
bedtime prayer,
benefaction,
benefit,
benevolence,
benignity,
billet,
bit,
blessing,
booking office,
box office,
branch,
branch office,
brevet,
bureau,
business,
cabinet,
camp meeting,
care,
caution,
celebration,
ceremonial,
ceremony,
chambers,
chancellery,
chancery,
character,
charge,
chore,
church,
church service,
closet,
clue,
comfort,
commencement,
commissariat,
commission,
commissioning,
commitment,
company,
compline,
connection,
consignment,
constablery,
constablewick,
constabulary,
consulate,
convocation,
corporate headquarters,
corporation,
courtesy,
crapper,
cue,
cure,
delegated authority,
delegation,
den,
department,
deputation,
devolution,
devolvement,
devotions,
divine service,
division,
ease,
embassy,
employment,
empowerment,
empty formality,
end use,
engagement,
entrusting,
entrustment,
errand,
establishment,
evening devotions,
evensong,
executive office,
executorship,
exequatur,
exercise,
exercises,
factorship,
favor,
firm,
form,
form of worship,
formal,
formality,
formula,
formulary,
full power,
gig,
good deed,
good offices,
good turn,
grace,
graduation,
graduation exercises,
help,
holy rite,
home office,
house,
immediate purpose,
inaugural,
inauguration,
indulgence,
initiation,
institution,
intercession,
intermediation,
jakes,
jurisdiction,
kind deed,
kind offices,
kindly act,
kindness,
labor of love,
lauds,
legation,
library,
license,
lieutenancy,
liturgy,
lob,
loft,
main office,
mandate,
matins,
mediation,
meeting,
mercy,
ministration,
ministry,
mission,
mitzvah,
mode of worship,
monition,
moonlighting,
morning devotions,
mummery,
municipality,
mystery,
necessary,
night song,
none,
nones,
novena,
obligation,
observance,
occupation,
offices,
opening,
operation,
operational purpose,
order of worship,
ordinance,
organization,
outhouse,
part,
passing word,
patronage,
performance,
place,
plenipotentiary power,
pointer,
post,
power of attorney,
power to act,
practice,
praise meeting,
prayer,
prayer meeting,
prayers,
prescribed form,
prime,
prime song,
procuration,
protection,
province,
proxy,
public worship,
purpose,
purview,
regency,
regentship,
relief,
religious ceremony,
remedy,
rescue,
responsibility,
revival,
revival meeting,
rite,
rite de passage,
rite of passage,
ritual,
ritual observance,
rituality,
role,
room,
sacrament,
sacramental,
sail loft,
second job,
secretariat,
section,
service,
sext,
sheriffalty,
sheriffwick,
shop,
shrievalty,
shtick,
solemnity,
solemnization,
spot,
stacks,
station,
steer,
study,
succor,
support,
tent meeting,
tenure,
therapy,
thing,
ticket office,
tierce,
tip,
tip-off,
trust,
trusteeship,
turn,
ultimate purpose,
undersong,
use,
vacancy,
vesper,
vespers,
vicarious authority,
vigils,
warning,
warrant,
watch meeting,
watch night,
watch-night service,
whisper,
workplace,
workroom