- (v.t.) To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.
- (n.) One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer.
- (n.) Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer.
- (v.t.) To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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