Both Uses of
officiate
in
One Hundred Years of Solitude
- Father Nicanor Reyna-whom Don Apolinar Moscote had brought from the swamp to officiate at the wedding—was an old man hardened by the ingratitude of his ministry.†
Chpt 5 *officiate = act in an official capacity
- He would go to the bathroom in a shabby robe with golden dragons on it and a pair of slippers with yellow tassels, and there he would officiate at a rite which for its care and length recalled Remedios the Beauty.†
Chpt 18
Definition:
act in an official capacity -- such as when enforcing rules at a sports event or presiding over a wedding ceremony