officiary

[uh-fish-ee-er-ee]

adjective

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

Origin of officiary

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

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Examples from the Web for officiary

Historical Examples of officiary

These constituted the officiary and were members of the Foundry Quarterly Conference.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922
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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

noun plural -aries

a body of officials

adjective

of, relating to, or derived from office

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