officiate
Origin of officiate
Related Words for officiate
preside, function, handle, superintend, umpire, act, serve, direct, boss, govern, command, conduct, run, chair, emceeExamples from the Web for officiate
Contemporary Examples of officiate
The first thing Joplin needs to find out before he will agree to officiate a wedding is why his potential client is in prison.
There, the city is apparently requiring the Hitching Post Lakeside Chapel to officiate gay weddings.
Refusing to Marry Same-Sex Couples Isn’t Religious Freedom, It’s Just DiscriminationSally Kohn
October 23, 2014
She seems astonished by the fact that no ministers wanted to officiate, writing, “So much for Christianity as we know it today.”
Booker had previously refused to officiate at any weddings as a statement of principle until same-sex marriage was legalized.
Yahadut Hatorah claims it would also allow untrustworthy rabbis to officiate at the Jewish weddings.
Historical Examples of officiate
I have just been at our Church where we have had five clergymen to officiate: two in shovel-hats.
Letters of Edward FitzGeraldEdward FitzGerald
They said that could not be, as the people were expecting me to officiate.
Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877James Kennedy
"Only fainted," the gentleman who had been proposing to officiate as Milly's stepfather said.
A Sheaf of CornMary E. Mann
Great was the surprise when the victor appeared (p. 127) to officiate as page.
When you have found this woman, if she has no lover, you will be expected to officiate in that capacity.
A Black AdonisLinn Boyd Porter
officiate
- to hold the position, responsibility, or function of an official
- to conduct a religious or other ceremony
Word Origin for officiate
Word Origin and History for officiate
1630s, "to perform a duty," especially "to perform the duty of a priest," from Medieval Latin officiatum, from present participle of officiare "perform religious services," from Latin officium (see office). Related: Officiated; officiating.