officer
Sign in to savethumb|alt=Picture of a Sabhara officer with an assault rifle|A Sabhara officer An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. The term derives from Old French oficier "officer, official" (early 14c., Modern French officier), from Medieval Latin officiarius "an officer," from Latin officium "a service, a duty" the late Latin from officiarius, meaning "official."
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thumb|alt=Picture of a Sabhara officer with an assault rifle|A Sabhara officer An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. The term derives from Old French oficier "officer, official" (early 14c., Modern French officier), from Medieval Latin officiarius "an officer," from Latin officium "a service, a duty" the late Latin from officiarius, meaning "official."
==Examples== ===Ceremonial and other contexts=== Officer, and/or Grand Officer, are both a grade, class, or rank of within certain chivalric orders and orders of merit, e.g. Legion of Honour (France), Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Holy See), Order of the British Empire (UK), Order of Leopold (Belgium) Great Officer of State Merchant marine officer or licensed mariner Officer of arms Officer in The Salvation Army, and other state decorations