| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun functionary.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (functionary) | 1. A worker who holds or is invested with an office.[Wordnet]. 2. One charged with the performance of a function or office; as, a public functionary; secular functionaries.[Websters]. | |
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Date "FUNCTIONARIES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1789. (references) |
Specialty Definition: functionary
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] One who holds an office or trust; as a public functionary; secular functionaries.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Law | FUNCTIONARY. One who is in office or in some public employment. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | [Noun] A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is not required. (references) | ||
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