DIRECTORY (2)

directory (2). Directory, a. enjoining, commanding

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Di‐rect″o‐ry, n.; pl. Directories (�). 1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 3. [[Cf. F. directoire.]] A body of directors; board of management; especially, a committee which held executive power in France under the first republic.
4. 4. Direction; guide. Whitlock.