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relieving officers

relieving officers is the plural of relieving officer.

Meaning of relieving officer

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.

Questions about relieving officers

What is relieving officers the plural of?
Relieving officers is the plural of relieving officer.

Words near relieving officers in the dictionary

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

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