offĭcĭālis, e, adj. [officium], of or belonging to duty, office, or service, official (post-class.).
I Adj. : libri officiales, which treat of duties , Lact. 6, 11, 9; 6, 18, 15: operae, official performances , Dig. 38, 1, 6.—
II Subst.: offĭcĭālis , is, m., a magistrate's servant or attendant , an official (for the class. apparitor), Ap. Met. 1, 25, 13; praefecti, Dig. 36, 4, 5; Paul. Sent. 5, 12, 6: universi officiales diversorum officiorum, Cod. Th. 8, 7, 2; Inscr. Orell. 2952.—
B In gen., a servant , attendant : aemulationi occurrant necesse est officiales suae, ira, discordia, odium, Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 25.