[ˈɒfɪsə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person holding a position of authority, especially one with a commission, in the armed services, the mercantile marine, or on a passenger ship
(e.g: he is also a serving officer in the army)

- a holder of a public, civil, or ecclesiastical office
(e.g: a probation officer)

- a member of a certain grade in some honorary orders, such as the grade next below commander in the Order of the British Empire


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Origin:
Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from medieval Latin officiarius, from Latin officium (see office)

[ˈɒfɪsə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- provide with military officers
(e.g: the aristocracy wielded considerable power, officering the army)


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Origin:
Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from medieval Latin officiarius, from Latin officium (see office)