officerialadj.
/ˌɒfᵻˈsɪərɪəl/, U.S. /ˌɔfəˈsɪriəl/, /ˌɑfəˈsɪriəl/ Belonging or relating to an officer or officers; consisting of officers.
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society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer or soldier of rank > [adjective]
officerial1773
officery1905
1773 Macaroni & Theatrical Mag. Jan. 152/2 She has now no less a number of admirers in her suite, than the whole officerial corps of an Irish brigade.
1838 Fraser's Mag. 17 687 They were..of the class officerial.
1939 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 26 446 In the awful moment of officerial incompetence and confusion..he alone disobeyed orders and led the charge up the remainder of the hill to victory.
1986 Jrnl. Southern Afr. Stud. 12 221 The opinions of this officerial clutch [sc. the most important officials within the NAD] were regularly canvassed on matters of policy and administration.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1773- wellarrayed
- wellarted
- wellarticulated
- wellasserted
- wellassorted
- wellassured
- wellattempered
- wellattended
- wellattending
- wellattested
- wellattired
- wellauthenticated
- wellaway
- wellaways
- wellawins
- wellbaby
- wellbaked
- wellbaken
- wellbalanced
- wellbasted
- wellbeaten
- wellbecoming
- wellbedded
- wellbefitting
- wellbegun