little office

American  

noun

1. (sometimes initial capital letters) an office similar to but shorter than the divine office, in honor of a saint, a mystery, or, especially, the Virgin Mary.

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little office British  

noun

1. RC Church a series of psalms and prayers similar to the divine office but shorter

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Etymology

Origin of little office

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

My little office where I write and hang out with my two dogs—a Great Dane and a rescued dachshund.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

Queasy-lit by fluorescent overhead lights, the cramped little office kitchen contains sad muffins, stale breakfast bars and bruised apples.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2023

The heat was oppressive inside his little office, and he said that the fumes seemed to be creating a sort of film across his eyes.

From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 2022

Garcia, a reporter for the Plumas News who also teaches creative writing and theater at the California Correctional Center in Susanville, called the little office in the 100-year-old building “my lifeline.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2021

Every morning when Ellsberg walked into his little office in the Pentagon, there were tall stacks of documents waiting on his desk.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin