officiality

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noun

The charge, office, court, or jurisdiction of an official.

OriginFrench officialité ← Latin officialitas →
Scrabble 22
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Meanings

nounofficiality (countable and uncountable, plural officialities)

plural officialities

  1. countableuncountableThe charge, office, court, or jurisdiction of an official.
  2. countableuncountableThe ecclesiastical charge, office, court, or jurisdiction of an official principal.
  3. countableuncountableThe state or fact of being official.
  4. countableuncountableOfficials collectively.

Origin

  1. Latinofficialitas
  2. Frenchofficialité
  3. Englishofficiality

From official + -ity; or French officialité, from Latin officialitas.

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APA

officiality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/officiality

MLA

“officiality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/officiality. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “officiality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/officiality.

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