释义 |
ˈby-office [f. by- 4, 5 + office.] a. An office other than the main one. b. A form of religious service for by-occasions.
1577T. Vautrollier Luther's Ep. Gal. 185 It is not the proper office of Christ..to teach the law, but an accidentall or a byoffice. 1680Baxter Cath. Commun. (1684) 12 Not medling..with the Discipline, By-offices, etc. 1689Myst. Iniq. 40 Exceptions some may have against some Things in the By-Offices, and Occasional Service. |