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1official — of·fi·cial 1 n: one who holds or is invested with an office esp. in government a municipal official official 2 adj 1: of, relating to, or holding an office, position, or trust official duties 2: fully authorized an official policy of t …
2Official — Of*fi cial, a. [L. officialis: cf. F. officiel. See {Office}, and cf. {Official}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine. [1913 Webster] That, in the official marks invested, you Anon do meet the… …
3Official — Of*fi cial, n. [L. officialis a magistrate s servant or attendant: cf. F. official. See {Official}, a., and cf. {Officer}.] 1. One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant. [1913 Webster] 2. An ecclesiastical judge… …
4Official — Official, s. Officialis …
5Official — Official, lat. dtsch., der Vicar eines Bischofs in contentiösen u. Ehe Angelegenheiten; O. at. bischöfliches Gericht …
6Official — For other uses, see Official (disambiguation). An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless whether it carries an actual working space with it) in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of… …
7official — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. one who holds or is invested with an office ; officer < government officials > 2. one who administers the rules of a game or sport especially as a referee or umpire II. adjective Date: circa 1585 …
8Official — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Official », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) L official est un juge ecclésiastique;… …
9official — officially, adv. /euh fish euhl/, n. 1. a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties. adj. 2. of or pertaining to an office or position of duty, trust, or authority: official powers. 3. authorized or issued… …
10OFFICIAL — s. m. Juge ecclésiastique délégué par l évêque pour exercer en son nom la juridiction contentieuse. L official de Paris, l official de Lyon, etc. On le cita devant l official …