See Also: explicable(dictionary)
officiary(1)(dictionary)
officiary(2)(dictionary)
explicable(dictionary)

officiary(2) (iou) and explicable (iou)


officiary(2) (iou)



officiary noun. E16.
[medieval Latin officiarius: see OFFICER noun, -ARY1.]
I.
An officer, an official. rare. E16.
A body of officers; an official body. US. L19.
II.
Scottish History. A division of a Highland estate, orig. in the charge of one officer. Formerly also, the position or function of an officer in charge of such a division. L16.

explicable (iou)



explicable adjective. M16.
[French, or Latin explicabilis, from explicare: see EXPLICATE, -ABLE.]
Able to be explained or accounted for.
Isaiah Berlin Everything is in principle explicable, for everything has a purpose.
explicably adverb M20.