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The body of managers of a corporation or enterprise; board of directors.

A style of dress prevalent at the time of the French Directory, characterized by great extravagance of design and imitating the Greek and Roman costumes.

One who, or that which, disposes; a regulator; a director; a bestower. Absolute lord and disposer of all things. Barrow.

One who walks about in a large retail store as an overseer and director. [U.S.]

One who, or that which, directs another in his conduct or course of lifo; a director; a regulator. He will be our guide, even unto death. Ps. xlviii. 14.

A guide; a director. Shak.

One at the place of direction or control; a steersman; hence, a guide; a director. The helms o' the State, who care for you like fathers. Shak.

A French fop or dandy of the time of the Directory; hence, any fop.

One who manages; a conductor or director; as, the manager of a theater. A skillful manager of the rabble. South.

A director; one who gives a mandate or order. Ayliffe.

Containing a command; preceptive; directory.

ead of a household. (f) The male head of a school or college. (g) A male teacher. (h) The director of a number of persons performing a ceremony or sharing a feast. (i) The owner of a docile brute, -- especially a dog or horse. (j) The controller of a familiar spirit or other supernatural being.

One who ordains or establishes; a director. [R.] T. Adams.

A staff corps in the United States navy, consisting of pay directors, pay inspectors, paymasters, passed assistant paymasters, and assistant paymasters, having relative rank from captain to ensign, respectively.

e basal part produced around the stem; -- said of leaves which the stem apparently passes directory through.

Figuratively: A guide; a director of another through a difficult or unknown course.

A guide or director.

to sit, in the place of authority; to occupy the place of president, chairman, moderator, director, etc.; to direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer; as, to preside at a public meeting; to preside over the senate.

nce . . . he cherished the scheme of looking to the Word of God as his sole and universal directory. Palfrey.

One who walks about in a shop as an overseer and director. Cf. Floorwalker.