/ · 1894 Brewer’s · E · Ex Officio (Latin, by virtue of his office)
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As, the Lord Mayor for the time being shall be ex officĭo one of the trustees.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.