Word Meanings - SURROGATESHIP - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The office of a surrogate.

OFFICEHOLDER
An officer, particularly one in the civil service; a placeman.
SURROGATESHIP
The office of a surrogate.
OFFICE WIRE
Copper wire with a strong but light insulation, used in wiring houses, etc.
OFFICER
Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer. Field officer, General officer, etc. See under Field, General. etc. -- Officer of the day , the officer who, on a given day, has charge for that day of the quard,
SURROGATE
to put in another's place, to substitute; sub under + rogare to ask, 1. A deputy; a delegate; a substitute. 2. The deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, most commonly of a bishop or his chancellor, especially a deputy who grants marriage licenses.
OFFICE
The apartments or outhouses in which the domestics discharge the duties attached to the service of a house, as kitchens, pantries, stables, etc. As for the offices, let them stand at distance. Bacon. (more info) 1. That which a person does, either
POST OFFICE
See POST
BOOKING OFFICE
1. An office where passengers, baggage, etc., are registered for conveyance, as by railway or steamship. 2. An office where passage tickets are sold.
CROWN OFFICE
The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of all criminal cases. Burrill.
SUBOFFICER
An under or subordinate officer.
UNDEROFFICER
A subordinate officer.
OVEROFFICE
To domineer over by virtue of office. Shak.