What is etym: [Cf. F. directoire.] A body of directors; board of management; especially, a committee which held executive power in France under the first republic called?
directory — Etym: [Cf. F. directoire.] A body of directors; board of management; especially, a committee which held executive power in France under the first republic. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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