officiary
1 of 2noun
of·fi·ci·ary ə-ˈfi-shē-ˌer-ē 
ȯ-,
ä-
plural officiaries
1
: officer, official
2
: a body of officers or officials
officiary
2 of 2adjective
: connected with, derived from, or having a title or rank by virtue of holding an office
officiary earl
Word History
Etymology
Noun
borrowed from Medieval Latin officiārius — more at officer entry 1
Adjective
borrowed from Medieval Latin officiārius, from Latin officium "duty, office" + -ārius -ary entry 2
First Known Use
Noun
circa 1506, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1612, in the meaning defined above
officiary
noun
as in official
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- official
- public servant
- civil servant
- clerk
- officeholder
- employee
- bureaucrat
- mandarin
- worker
- functionary
- underling
- hireling
- jobholder
- hand
- employe
- give a wink
- give a yell
- give a yelp
- give air to
- give an eyeful
- give an inch
- give an undertaking
- give as good as one gets
- give back
- give birth
- give birth to
- give blood
- give chase
- give chase to
- masculinities
- masculinity
- masculinization
- masculinizations
- masculinize
- masculinized
- masculinizes
- masculinizing
- masculy
- Masdevallia
- masdevalliae