See Also: officiate(1)(dictionary)
officiate(2)(dictionary)
officiate(dictionary)

officiate(2) (iou)



officiate verb. M17.
[medieval Latin officiat- pa. ppl stem of officiare perform divine service, from Latin officium: see OFFICE noun, -ATE3.]
I. verb intrans.
Discharge the office of a priest or minister; perform divine service, or any religious rite or ceremony. M17.
Discovery The officiating priest was a Franciscan friar. S. Weintraub The Archbishop of Canterbury officiated.
Of a bodily organ etc.: perform its function, operate. M17-M18.
Perform the duties attaching to an office or position, perform any particular duty or service; act as an official. L17.
M. R. Mitford His unmarried daughter who officiated as his private secretary. Times I am always an admirer of strong officiating in sport.
II. verb trans.
Perform or celebrate as a priest or minister. M17-E18.
Perform the duties of (an office or position); execute, fulfil. M17-E18.
Minister, supply. rare. Only in M17.
Serve (a church). rare. L19.
offici'ation noun the action of officiating; performance of a religious, ceremonial, or public duty: L18.
officiator noun a person who officiates M19.