Directory


(a.) Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial.


(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 the nonconformists instead of the Prayer Book.


(n.) 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.


(n.) A body of directors; board of management; especially, a committee which held executive power in France under the first republic.


(n.) Direction; guide.



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