ex officio
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
By virtue 9f office. As, the Lord Mayor for the time being shall be ex officio one of the trustees.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “ex officio” mean?
By virtue 9f office. As, the Lord Mayor for the time being shall be ex officio one of the trustees.
Is “ex officio” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.