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had officered

  • past perfect
    of officer.
    officer
    noun
    a 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.

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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