Function
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
Office; duty; fulfillment of a definite end or set of ends by the correct adjustment of means. The occupation of an office. By the performance of its duties, the officer is said to fill his function.
Dig. 32, 65, 1. See Sinte v. Hyde, 121 Ind. 20, 22 N.E. 644.