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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Official

Of-fĭ'cial, a.

adjective

(-fĭsh'al), a. [Lat. officialis, Fr. officiel, Pr. & Sp. oficial, It. officiale, uffiziale. See OFFICE.] 1. Pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties.

  1. 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.
  2. Conducive by virtue of appropriate powers or functions. [Obs.]

The stomach and other parts official to nutrition. Browne.

Of-fi'cial, n.

noun

(-fĭsh'al), n. [Lat. officialis, Fr., Pr., & Pg. official, Sp. oficial, It. officiale, offiziale, uffiziale, uffiziale. See supra.] One who holds an office; especially, (a.) An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, &c., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction. Blackstone. (b.) Any subordinate executive officer or attendant.