had officered
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past perfectof officer.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
officernouna person who holds a position of rank or authority in the army, navy, air force, or any similar organization, especially one who holds a commission.
Example Sentences
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Alsatians, it was thoroughly disorganized by the emigration or execution of the nobles who had officered it, and for long it was incapable of facing the hostile squadrons in the open.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various