{"era":"current","word":"agency","meaning":"organization providing service or capacity to act","children":[{"era":"1600s","word":"agency","meaning":"the action or business of an agent","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"agens","meaning":"one who acts, agent","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"agere","meaning":"to act, to do, to drive","children":[],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"Modern English"}