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Definition of Official

Official
Official Of*fi"cial, a. [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.) Approved by authority; sanctioned by the pharmacop[oe]ia; 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.

Meaning of Official from wikipedia

- An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless of whether it carries an actual working space with it) in an organization or...
- Official numbers are ship identifier numbers ****igned to merchant ships by their country of registration. Each country developed its own official numbering...
- An official language is a language having certain rights to be used in defined situations. These rights can be created in written form or by historic usage...
- Official multilingualism is the policy adopted by some states of recognizing multiple languages as official and producing all official do****ents, and handling...
- An official history is a work of history which is sponsored, authorised or endorsed by its subject. The term is most commonly used for histories which...
- – 30 June 1878), courtesy name Jingxuan, was a Manchu lesser noble and official of the Qing dynasty. He is best known for his failure to defend Guangzhou...
- Official Films, Incorporated (Inc.) was founded by Leslie Winik in 1939 to produce educational shorts. Soon, after buying some negatives of public-domain...
- An official function is either an event, such as a convention, that has an official purpose for one's employment, vocation or profession-whether run by...
- Official Journal may refer to the public journal of several nations and other political organizations: Belgian Official Journal Journal Officiel de la...
- An official residence is a residence designated by an authority and ****igned to an official (such as a head of state, head of government, governor, or...