( n. )
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.
( n. )
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012