direction

noun6

1. •
   a way that leads from a starting point toward a place, such as north, left or up

   • Keep going in the same direction.
2. •
   A general trend for future action.
3. •
   Guidance, instruction.

   • The trombonist looked to the bandleader for direction.
4. •
   The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.

   • The screenplay was good, but the direction was weak.
5. •
   (old-fashioned) The body of persons who guide or manage a matter; the directorate.

   • I shall not rest satisfied with merely employing my capital in insuring ships. I shall buy up some good Life Assurance shares, and cut into the Direction. — 1860
6. •
   (no longer used) A person's address.

   • Her aunt Leonella was still at Cordova, and she knew not her direction. — 1796