office

charge, task, mandate; administrative bureau, department; religious service, notably liturgical office. 1886, Cora Pearl, Mémoires, ch 3. "Ce qu'il en coute d'aller seule à l'office." "What it costs to go alone to church."

Borrowed from Latin officium.

pantry, room adjoining a kitchen where dishes, table linens, and provisions are kept; place where a household's table (food and drink)-related services are conducted, especially by domestic staff

“Il avait trouvé dans l'office un saucisson, des boîtes de sardines, du fromage de Hollande.” — He had found in the pantry a sausage, some tins of sardines, and some Dutch cheese

Borrowed from Latin officium.