(di·rek′tər·ē, dī-) noun plural ·ries
1. An alphabetical or classified list, as of the names and addresses of the inhabitants or business houses of a city.
2. A collection of rules; especially a book of directions for church worship, as the ordinal of the Roman Catholic Church, or the rules adopted by the Scottish General Assembly in 1645, still observed in the Presbyterian Church.
3. A body of directors.
—adjective Containing directions.

(di·rek′tər·ē, dī-) noun
The five men who were the executives of the French government after the downfall of the Convention, October 26, 1795, to November 9, 1799.