official

Definitions

1. 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. 2.(Pharm.) Approved by authority; sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; as, an official drug or preparation. Cf. Officinal.
3. 3.Discharging an office or function. [Obs.] The stomach and other parts official unto nutrition. Sir T. Browne.
4. 4.One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
5. 5.An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction. Blackstone.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is 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 called?
• What is approved by authority; sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; as, an official drug or preparation. Cf. Officinal called?
• What is discharging an office or function. [Obs.] The stomach and other parts official unto nutrition. Sir T. Browne called?
• What is one who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant called?
• What is an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction. Blackstone called?