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Webster 1913 Edition
Official
1.
Of or pertaining to an office or public trust;
as,
. official
duties, or routineThat, in the
Anon do meet the senate.
official
marks invested, youAnon do meet the senate.
Shakespeare
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 report3.
(Pharm.)
Approved by authority; sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine;
as, an
. Cf. official
drug or preparationOfficinal
. 4.
Discharging an office or function.
[Obs.]
The stomach and other parts
official
unto nutrition. Sir T. Browne.
Of-fi′cial
,Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Official
OFFI'CIAL
,Adj.
1.
Pertaining to an office or public trust. The secretary is engaged in official duties.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. We have official intelligence of the battle.3.
Conducive by virtue of appropriate powers.The stomach and other parts official to nutrition. [Unusual.]
OFFI'CIAL
,Noun.
Definition 2024
official
official
English
Adjective
official (comparative more official, superlative most official)
- Of or pertaining to an office or public trust.
- official duties
- Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority
- an official statement or report
- Approved by authority; authorized.
- sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal
- an official drug or preparation
- Discharging an office or function.
- Sir Thomas Browne
- the stomach and other parts official unto nutrition
- Sir Thomas Browne
- Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
- Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.
- True, real, beyond doubt.
- Well, it's official: you lost your mind!
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
of or pertaining to an office or public trust
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derived from the proper office
approved by authority
appointed to be used in medicine — see officinal
discharging an office or function
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relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant
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relating to an ecclesiastical judge
Noun
official (plural officials)
- An office holder invested with powers and authorities.
- David Barnes was the official charged with the running of the sports club.
- 2014 March 15, “Turn it off”, in The Economist, volume 410, number 8878:
- If the takeover is approved, Comcast would control 20 of the top 25 cable markets, […]. Antitrust officials will need to consider Comcast’s status as a monopsony (a buyer with disproportionate power), when it comes to negotiations with programmers, whose channels it pays to carry.
- A person responsible for applying the rules of a game or sport in a competition.
- In most soccer games there are three officials: the referee and two linesmen.
Hyponyms
- See also Wikisaurus:official
Derived terms
Translations
office holder invested with powers and authorities
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person responsible for applying the rules in a competition
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Statistics
Most common English words before 1923: proved · plan · pain · #939: official · loss · spot · wonderful
Old French
Alternative forms
Noun
official m (oblique plural officiaus or officiax or officials, nominative singular officiaus or officiax or officials, nominative plural official)
Adjective
official m (oblique and nominative feminine singular officiale)
- official; certified or permitted by an authoritative source
- 1303, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 182 of this essay:
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tumeur c’est maladie officiale
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tumeur c’est maladie officiale
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