The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OFFICIATES
Verb
officiates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of officiate
Source: Wiktionary
OFFICIATE
Of*fi"ci*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Officiated; p. pr. & vb. n. Officiating.] Etym: [LL. officiare. See Office.]
Definition: To act as an officer in performing a duty; to transact the business of an office or public trust; to conduct a public service. Bp. Stillingfleet.
Of*fi"ci*ate, v. t.
Definition: To discharge, perform, or supply, as an official duty or function. [Obs.] Merely to officiate light Round this opacous earth. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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