Dĭ-rĕct'o-ry1, a.
a. [Lat. directorius, Sp. directorio, It. direttorio.] Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial.
2 entries under this word
Directory
Dĭ-rĕct'o-ry2, n.
n. 1. A collection or body of directions, rules, or ordinances; especially a book of directions for the conduct of worship; as, the Book of Common Prayer was preferred to a Directory.
Sense 2. A book containing the names and residences of the inhabitants of any place, or of classes of them; an address-book.
Sense 3. A body of directors; board of management; especially, a committee which held executive power in France under the first republic.