Official
Definition of Official
Of`fi´cial | a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine. | | 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.) Approved by authority; sanctioned by the pharmacopœia; appointed to be used in medicine; as, an official drug or preparation. Cf. Officinal. | | 4. | Discharging an office or function. | | n. | 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. |
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