What does "directory" mean?
Directory: A collection or body of directions, rules, or ordinances; esp., a book of directions for the conduct of worship; as, the Directory used by the nonconformists instead of the Prayer Book.
Additional senses
- 2.A book containing the names and residences of the inhabitants of any place, or of classes of them; an address book; as, a business directory.
- 3.Etym: [Cf. F. directoire.] A body of directors; board of management; especially, a committee which held executive power in France under the first republic.
- 4.Direction; guide. [R.] Whitlock.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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