·noun Discharging an office or function.
II. Official ·adj One who holds an office; ·esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
III. Official ·noun Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine.
IV. Official ·adj An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, ·etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.
V. Official ·noun Approved by authority; sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; as, an official drug or preparation. ·cf. Officinal.
VI. Official ·noun 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.