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4. Discharging an office or function.
[Obs.]

The stomach and other parts official unto
nutrition.

Of*fi"cial, n. [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.

Of*fi"cial*ism (?), n. The state
of being official; a system of official government; also, adherence
to office routine; red-tapism.

Officialism may often drift into
blunders.

Of*fi`ci*al"i*ty
(&obreve;f*f&ibreve;sh`&ibreve;*ăl"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;),
n. See Officialty.

Of*fi"cial*ly (?), adv. By the
proper officer; by virtue of the proper authority; in pursuance of
the special powers vested in an officer or office; as, accounts or
reports officially verified or rendered; letters
officially communicated; persons officially
notified.


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