01 a. Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial.
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Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial.
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5 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Directory
02 n. A collection or body of directions, rules, or ordinances; esp., a book of directions for the conduct of worship; as, the Directory used by …
pl.
Directories
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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.
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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.
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A body of directors; board of management; especially, a committee which held executive power in France under the first republic.
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Direction; guide.[R.]