An archaic or rare form meaning to direct, guide, or manage something, particularly in a formal or official capacity.
From Latin 'dirigere' meaning to direct or straighten, which also gave us 'direct' and 'dirigent'; the word fell out of common use but persists in some historical texts.
Latin 'dirigere' is like a root that sprouted multiple English words—'direct,' 'dirigible,' 'dirige'—all meaning basically the same thing but used in completely different contexts.
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