Masculine

office

Meaning

  1. (masculine) charge, task, mandate
  2. (masculine) administrative bureau, department
  3. (masculine) religious service, notably liturgical office. 1886, Cora Pearl, Mémoires, ch 3. "Ce qu'il en coute d'aller seule à l'office." "What it costs to go alone to church."

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɔ.fis/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin officium.

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