OFFICIALS
Noun
officials
plural of official
Source: Wiktionary
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.)
Definition: 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.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition