official
Middle English
/ɔfisiˈaːl/
noun
Definitions
- An underling of a member of the clergy, often heading a clerical court.
- A hireling or subordinate; one employed to serve, especially at an estate.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French official derived from Latin officiālis affix from Middle English office.
Origin
Middle English
office
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiofficial English
- co-official English
- extraofficial English
- inofficial English
- nonofficial English
- office English
- official English
- officialate English
- officialdom English
- officialese English
- officialhood English
- officialism English
- officiality English
- officialization English
- officialize English
- officially English
- officialness English
- officialship English
- officialty English
- semi-official English
- unofficial English
- inofficialis Latin
- officialiter Latin
- officium Latin
- officiālis Latin
- ufficiale Italian
- officiel French
- oficial Spanish, Castilian
- oficial Portuguese
- office Middle English
- officen Middle English
- officer Middle English
- office Old French
- official Old French
- oficial Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- официален Bulgarian
- opisal Tok Pisin