officen

Middle English

/ɔˈfiːsən/

verb

Definitions

To execute a Christian worship service.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French officier derived from Latin officiō affix from Middle English office.

Origin

Middle English

office

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

office English
officiarius Latin
officiārius Latin
officiō Latin
officier French
officière French
sous-officier French
oficiar Spanish, Castilian
office Middle English
officer Middle English
official Middle English
office Old French
officier Old French
officier Middle Dutch