əˌfishēˈaləd.ē, ˌōˌf- noun
( -es )
Etymology: French officialité, from Late Latin officialitat-, officialitas, from officialis + Latin -itat-, -itas -ity
1. : the ecclesiastical charge, office, court, or jurisdiction of an official principal
2. : the state or fact of being official : officialism
3. : officials