1. (a.) Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial.

2. (n.) A collection or body of directions, rules, or ordinances; esp., a book of directions for the conduct of worship; as, the Directory used by the nonconformists instead of the Prayer Book.

3. (n.) A book containing the names and residences of the inhabitants of any place, or of classes of them; an address book; as, a business directory.

4. (n.) A body of directors; board of management; especially, a committee which held executive power in France under the first republic.

5. (n.) Direction; guide.

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