'Directories' definitions:
Definition of 'Directories'
From: GCIDE
- Directory \Di*rect"o*ry\, n.; pl. Directories.
- 1. A collection or body of directions, rules, or ordinances; esp., a book of directions for the conduct of worship; as, the Directory used by the nonconformists instead of the Prayer Book. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A book containing the names and residences of the inhabitants of any place, or of classes of them; an address book; as, a business directory. [1913 Webster]
- 3. [Cf. F. directoire.] A body of directors; board of management; especially, a committee which held executive power in France under the first republic. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Direction; guide. [R.] --Whitlock. [1913 Webster]