Category:Official

Of*fi"cial, a. Etym: [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. That, in the official marks invested, you anon do meet the senate. Shak.

2. 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. (pharm.)

Defn: approved by authority; sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; Appointed to be used in medicine; as, an official drug or Preparation. Cf. Officinal.

4. Discharging an office or function. [obs.] The stomach and other parts official unto nutrition. Sir t. Browne.

Official Of*fi"cial, n. Etym: [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.

2. An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, Archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction. Blackstone.