An office, a position.

(a) An occupation, a profession or trade; (b) a guild of craftsmen.

(a) A duty, task, or function; also, the function or purpose of a thing; (b) an action or activity, a practice.

(a) A skill, an art; (b) a product of skill or craftsmanship.

(a) Need, necessity; ~ of, need of (sth.); haven ~, to have need, be needy; be under the necessity of (doing sth.), need (to do or undergo sth.); al that we to ~ haven, all that we need; that hem ~ neded, that they had need of; you worth to hem ~, to you will be need of them, you will need them; (b) haven ~ of (to, til), to need (sb. or sth.); (c) ben ~, to be a need or necessity; gret ~ hit were, it would be very necessary; him was no ~, it was not necessary for him (to do sth.); unto the ben no myster, it is not incumbent on you (that you do sth.); if ~ were (be), if there were (be) need, if it were necessary; is no ~, is not a necessity, is unnecessary; therof is ~, there is need of that; whan ~ is, when it is necessary; whan (that) ~ were, when there was need; what ~ is, what need is there (to do sth.); etc.; (d) ben ~ with mister as quasi-adj.: al that ~ were, all that was needed; as ~ was, as was needed, as was suitable; ben to me ~, to be necessary for me; hit) is ~, it is necessary; if we thinken ~, if we think necessary; ~ were, it was necessary (to do sth.); than ~ were, than is (was) necessary or suitable; etc.; (e) a difficulty, a problem.

A difficult or dangerous situation, plight, distress, peril, need, time of need, poverty.