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noun
The beneficial services and acts of a third party, particularly mediation between two parties in a dispute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-normally
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Antonyms: none provided
History
To clarify the intended sense of office (“kindness, service”) and to distinguish from antonyms such as ill offices.
Across languages
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