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."
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