(etymologically reconstructed from Lat. opi-ficium, 'doing work'; pl. officia).
[1] Duty in general
Generally a range of duties with a corresponding sense of duty or subordination (Sen. Ben. 3,18,1; Dig. 37,6,6; Cic. Tusc. 4,61); see Duty.
Officium(542 words)
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Gizewski, Christian (Berlin) and Walde, Christine (Basle), “Officium”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 05 March 2021 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e828620>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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