English edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

officiality (countable and uncountable, plural officialities)

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

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