officiary

[ uh-fish-ee-er-ee ]

/ əˈfɪʃ iˌɛr i /

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adjective

pertaining to or derived from an office, as a title.

having a title or rank derived from an office, as a dignitary.

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Origin of officiary

1605–15; <Latin offici(um) office + -ary

Words nearby officiary

Official Receiver, Official Referee, Official Solicitor, official strike, officiant, officiary, officiate, officinal, officious, officious will, offing

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How to use officiary in a sentence

These constituted the officiary and were members of the Foundry Quarterly Conference.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922|Various
As a result, the officiary was reorganized, no longer as a camp meeting but as an Assembly Board.
The Story of Chautauqua|Jesse Lyman Hurlbut

British Dictionary definitions for officiary

officiary

/ (əˈfɪʃɪərɪ) /

noun plural -aries

a body of officials

adjective

of, relating to, or derived from office

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