Office-house
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Office-house is a noun meaning (obsolete) A building or outhouse on a farm, estate, manor, palace, etc. used for household work, storage, housing servants, etc; the office of the steward or bailiff on a manor or estate; a house of office.
Meaning
(obsolete) A building or outhouse on a farm, estate, manor, palace, etc. used for household work, storage, housing servants, etc; the office of the steward or bailiff on a manor or estate; a house of office.
Example Sentences
This Pallace ... hath neither outward walles nor gates ... save onely some office houses without.
That gloomy spot they spoke of lay aside from the hamlet. In a dell, begirt with firs, you might behold a hut, and various ruined office-houses.
Word Forms
- office-houses
- officehouse
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include office, shoffice, court-house, posthouse, house, outhouse.
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