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relieving officer

relieving officer noun: a person employed to evaluate the cases of people applying for relief, and to allocate funds or authorize entry to the workhouse.

Noun

relieving officer (plural relieving officers)

  1. (UK, historical) A person employed to evaluate the cases of people applying for relief, and to allocate funds or authorize entry to the workhouse.
  2. (UK, obsolete, university slang) One's father.

relieving officer meaning in Tamil

relieving officer in Tamil

விடுவிப்பு அதிகாரி

Forms of relieving officer

pluralrelieving officers

Questions about relieving officer

What does relieving officer mean?
Relieving officer means a person employed to evaluate the cases of people applying for relief, and to allocate funds or authorize entry to the workhouse.
What is relieving officer in Tamil?
Relieving officer in Tamil is விடுவிப்பு அதிகாரி. See Relieving officer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is relieving officer?
Relieving officer is a noun.
What is the plural of relieving officer?
The plural of relieving officer is relieving officers.

Words near relieving officer in the dictionary

  1. relieveth
  2. relieving
  3. relieving arch
  4. relieving arches
  5. relieving nature
  6. relieving officer
  7. relieving officers
  8. relieving tackle
  9. relieving tackles
  10. relievingly
  11. relievings

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