Main Entry: ²directory

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural directories

Etymology: Middle English directorie guide, from Medieval Latin directorium, from neuter of Late Latin directorius directorial, from Latin dirigere

Date: 1543

1 a : a book or collection of directions, rules, or ordinances b : an alphabetical or classified list (as of names and addresses)
2 : a body of directors
3 : folder 3b