(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.
(etymologically reconstructed from Lat. opi-ficium, 'doing work'; pl. officia).
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.