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.
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.
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.
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.
The place where a particular kind of
business or service for others is transacted; a house or apartment in
which public officers and others transact business; as, the
register's office; a lawyer's office.
The company or corporation, or persons
collectively, whose place of business is in an office; as, I have
notified the office.
The apartments or outhouses in
which the domestics discharge the duties attached to the service of a
house, as kitchens, pantries, stables, etc.
Any service other than that
of ordination and the Mass; any prescribed religious
service.
In celebration of Noah Webster's Birthday (October 16, 2009), we have prepared an updated website. 
