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Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as,
official duties, or routine. |
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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. |
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Approved by authority; sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia;
appointed to be used in medicine; as, an official drug or preparation.
Cf. Officinal. |
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Discharging an office or function. |
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One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive
officer or attendant. |
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An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter,
archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction. |
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