Official Synonyms & Definitions

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• OfficialDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
2. (n.) Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority; as, an official statement or report.
3. (n.) Discharging an office or function.
4. (a.) An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.
5. (n.) Approved by authority; sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; as, an official drug or preparation. Cf. Officinal.
6. (n.) Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine.

• OfficialtyDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) The charge, office, court, or jurisdiction of an official.

• OfficiallyDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (adv.) By the proper officer; by virtue of the proper authority; in pursuance of the special powers vested in an officer or office; as, accounts or reports officially vertified or rendered; letters officially communicated; persons officially notified.