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official (c.1240)

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[ FEW: 7,334a officialis; Gdf: 5,577a official 2; GdfC: ; TL: 6,994 oficïal; DEAF:  oficïal; DMF:  official 1; TLF:  official; OED:  official n.1; MED:  official n.; DMLBS: 2010b officialis ]

pl. officiaus,  officelle  311 (var.)  

s.

1lawoccupationofficial, a person having duties representing the government or administration
( 1270 )  toz capitaines, vicaire, justices, secrez, baillif, & autres officiaus, par le regne de Secile  i 487
( 1332 )  le seneschal de Gascoigne et autres officials dou roi en la dite haute juridiccion  222
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  les baillifs et les officiaux de novel plus egrement se demenent  122.14
2canon.occupationofficial presiding officer of an ecclesiastical court
( 1260; MS: s.xivin )  nus venimes ensemble al eglise de N. et la ly paya pleynement les .lx. livres devant le officel de N. et devant la persone de meyme le eglise  103
( 1330 )  estre certein jour devant l'official de la courte de Canterbire  35
( 1395-96 )  Supplie Johan de Elnet, archideaken de Leycestre, qe come Wauter Barnake, clerk, official a dit archideaken, avoit assigné un jour de seier et de faire ce q'a son office appartenoit en l'esglise de Seint Martyn  106
fig.canon.occupationoffical, presiding officer of an ecclesiastical court
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Mais quique soit official Du Pecché par especial, De son loer ne doit faillir  11644
3eccl.occupationvidame, vicar general, bishop's representative
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  L'esveske out un official, Ke tut fu mestre et seneschal: Theophele fu cil apelé  43
( 1323 )  Robert de Leyser, arcedeakne de Cicestre, e mestre Robert de Enderby, son official  iv 118
( 1378 )  diverses officialx [...] et lours deans  iii 43
office  officer  officiener  officines 
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