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Aug 26, 2019 · Office furniture, the type used or commonly found in offices, is by 1839. The political office-holder is by 1818. Office-party, one held for the members of a staff, is by 1950. Middle English had office of life "state of being alive" (late 14c.), translating Latin vite officio. also from mid-13c.
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The earliest known use of the noun office is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for office is from around 1300, in St. Thomas Becket.
Origin: The concept of an office originated in ancient Rome, where it referred to the duties assigned to government officials. The term was later adopted in medieval Europe to designate administrative and clerical positions in the Church and feudal courts. Usage in the English Language:
- English
- French
- Latin
- Middle English
- Norman
- Old French
Etymology
From Middle English office, from Old French office, from Latin officium (“personal, official, or moral duty; official position; function; ceremony, esp. last rites”), contracted from opificium (“construction: the act of building or the thing built”), from opifex (“doer of work, craftsman”) + -ium (“-y: forming actions”), from op- (“base of opus: work”) + -i- (“connective”) + -fex (“combining form of facere: to do, to make”). Use in reference to office software is a genericization of various p...
Pronunciation
1. (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒfɪs/ 2. (General American, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɔfɪs/ 3. (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɑfɪs/ 4. Hyphenation: of‧fice 5. Rhymes: -ɒfɪs
Noun
office (plural offices) 1. (religion) A ceremonial duty or service, particularly: 1.1. 1535 October 14 (Gregorian calendar), Myles Coverdale, transl., Biblia: The Byble,[…] (Coverdale Bible), [Cologne or Marburg: Eucharius Cervicornus and J. Soter?], →OCLC, I. Cronicles xxix, folio xc, verso, column 2: 1.1.1. Golde (gaue he him)[…]for all maner of veſſels of euery offyce[…] 1.1. (Christianity) The authorized form of ceremonial worship of a church. 1.2. (Christianity) Any special liturgy, as t...
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin officium.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ɔ.fis/
Noun
office m (plural offices) 1. charge, task, mandate 2. administrative bureau, department 3. religious service, notably liturgical office 4. place where a household's table (food and drink)-related services are conducted, especially by domestic staff 4.1. Il avait trouvé dans l’office un saucisson, des boîtes de sardines, du fromage de Hollande. 4.1.1. (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Verb
office 1. second-person singular present active imperative of officiō
Noun
office 1. ablative singular of offex
Etymology 1
From Old French office, from Latin officium, contracted form of opificium.
Etymology 2
From Old French officier.
Noun
office m (plural offices) 1. (Jersey) office 1.1. 2010, Mêfie-té des Monstres: Tchiques légendes dé Jèrri, Jersey: Le Don Balleine, L'Office du Jèrriais, →ISBN: 1.1.1. L'Office du Jèrriais 1.1.1.1. The Officeof Jèrriais
Noun
office oblique singular, m (oblique plural offices, nominative singular offices, nominative plural office) 1. office (building; room) 2. office (position, role, job) 3. service
References
1. office on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Where did the office come from? The idea or the use of the word “office” started in ancient Rome. The Romans had a business district at the center of their town, with shops, offices, and government bureaus.
Definition of office noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a position of authority and responsibility in a government or other organization: the office of vice president. As chairman of the association, he held office for over 20 years. The Socialist party has been in office (= governing)/ out of office (= not governing) for almost ten years.
