(a) The fact of holding or possessing land, a manor, etc.; also, possession of goods; haven in ~, haven ~ in, to possess (land, property, etc.); maken (taken) ~, take possession of (land or property); (b) ?ownership; (c) the holding of an office; possessing the royal sovereignty; (d) an office, a position; ~ of the pope, the papacy; ~ of garbelinge, officials whose duty it is to inspect and remove refuse from spices; don ~, to perform (one's) duties of office.

(a) Employment or engagement in some activity or business; condition of being busy, keeping busy; ~ abouten, employment (of a person's wits) concerning (sth.); ~ in (of), employment in (an action or activity); also, an instance of employment in (an action); in ~, busy, employed; (b) labor; trouble; effort, exertion; also, an effort; maken ~, to make an effort; taken ~, take pains; setten ~, exert (oneself in order to do sth.); exert (oneself); (c) work personified.

(a) Activity, exercise, or business in which one engages; erthi (worldli, worldes) ~, ~ of temporalte, worldly affairs; idel ~, useless activity; outward ~, noncontemplative activity; (b) the press of business.

(a) A specific activity or pursuit; an employment; haven (taken, usen) ~, to engage in (an activity); refl. taken ~ upon, engage in (an activity); putten into ~, employ (oneself) in the activity (of prayer, etc.); (b) a piece of work, task, job; an undertaking, a project; putten un)to ~, to employ (sb.) in a task.

(a) A craft, trade, business, profession; an occupation; also fig.; refl. holden ~ upon, to engage in a business independently; (b) a mode of life; a regimen.

(a) Concern, preoccupation, interest; ~ of, solicitude concerning (sth.); (b) a care, concern, preoccupation; ?also, a desire [1st quot.].

(a) Use; ~ of a dish, throwing of a discus; for ~ of, for use at (an occasion); (b) benefit, advantage.

Exercise of an office; discharge of service; putten in ~, to employ (sb.) in the exercise (of a craft).

Taking up (of time).