Both Uses
officiate
in
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
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- She became an indispensable personage in the household, officiating in all capacities, from cook and wet nurse to seamstress.†
Chpt 1 *officiating = acting in an official capacity
- The day before his departure I had officiated as bridesmaid to a young friend.†
Chpt 11officiated = acted in an official capacity
Definitions:
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(1)
(officiate) act in an official capacity -- such as when enforcing rules at a sports event or presiding over a wedding ceremony
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)