1505–6 in R. Pitcairn Criminal Trials Scotl. (1833) I. i. 47 And for the tressonable reving..of his hienes lettres fra his officiarie of armez, callet Gilpatrick Cor.

1536 in J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. (1611) ix. xxi. 778/1 Without any trouble, vexation or impeachment..by his heires, or by anie his Officiaries, Ministers, or Subiects.

1814 S. T. Coleridge Let. 30 Oct. (1895) 635 Human jurisprudence..knows nothing of persons, other than as properties, officiaries, subjects.

1845 J. Martineau Misc. (1852) 144 The staff of government officiaries.

1857 J. Hyde Mormonism 93 Our wives were introduced, who were similarly arrayed, and had been similarly conducted toward as ourselves, their officiaries of course being women.

1949 F. G. Speck Midwinter Rites Cayuga Long House (1995) (heading) 39 Ceremonial Officiaries, Foods, Instruments, and Costumes.

1980 in G. M. Wong Essent. Amateur Sports Law (1994) 463 The assistant coach was convicted of ‘assault upon a sports officiary’ under Oklahoma law.

1587 in A. J. Warden Dundee Burgh Laws (1872) 479 That sundrie maisters off the halmermen craft hes bein chairgit to accept the oficis off dekinrie, collectorrie and counsallarie and officiarie in and vpone thame.

1631 in J. R. N. Macphail Highland Papers (1914) I. 329 The offices of bailliarie, crownarie and officiarie within the..said baronie.

1594 in A. I. Cameron Warrender Papers (1932) II. 247 And for his reward..promesit to geve him the officiarie efter the deceis of Johnne Makewin Makpatrick quha presentlie possessis the samin.

1650 Argyll Rentals (Argyll Arch., Inveraray Castle) 21 Oct. in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Officiarie Charge of the officiarie of Drumsynnie is [£76/3/10].

1749 W. A. Gillies Famed Breadalbane (1938) 318 All or most of the people in the Officiary of Taymouth.

1771 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. (1774) 92 These great properties are divided into districts, called officiaries: a ground officer presides over each, and has three, four, or five hundred men under his care.

1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 39 The great estates are divided into officiaries, each consisting of an ancient barony, or a tract of land sufficient to entitle the possessor to the privileges of a baron of the realm, provided he held his land of the crown. In each of these districts resides a ground-officer, from which circumstance they have derived their modern appellation.

1902 A. Seath (Breadalbane Estate Office) in Let. Apr. 17 There are 13 officiaries on the Perthshire Estate under the care of only 2 Ground Officers.

1936 M. M. McArthur in Surv. Lochtayside 27 (note) Under him, in each officiary, was a Ground Officer who had certain duties such as supervising the services due from the tenants.

1849 Ladies' Repository Feb. 44/2 I concluded to visit the Methodist church lately erected on Catharine-street, and transact some business with the ‘officiary’.

1888 Voice (N.Y.) 5 Apr. It would be next to impossible..to get a city officiary in sympathy with the law.

1922 Jrnl. Negro Hist. 7 72 Originally there were two Negro preachers... There were three stewards, two black and one white. These constituted the officiary and were members of the Foundry Quarterly Conference.

1992 P. J. Smith tr. Yu Ji in Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 52 682 The local officiary was deeply impressed with the idea, and gave its consent.

1612 J. Selden in M. Drayton Poly-olbion xi. Illustr. 193 The title being Officiary, not Hereditary.

1670 P. Heylyn Ærivs Redivivvs 3 The City and Signiory of Geneva..was governed by Officiary and Titular Earls.

1707 J. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia (ed. 22) iii. iii. 274 The Earl Marshal of England, is not only Honorary, as all the rest, but also officiary.

1801 R. Patton Princ. Asiatic Monarchies 145 The zemindar's appointment was officiary.

1755 T. Amory Mem. Ladies 261 The Romish mass, and rites..; successors of the pagan gods in officiary dignity.

1857 C. Heavysege Saul 42 I hold thee light, officiary angel.