D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Officially

/əf-ĭsh'-əl-ē/ · Of·fi·cial·ly · IPA /əˈfɪʃ.(ə.)li/
01 adv. By the proper officer; by virtue of the proper authority; in pursuance of the special powers vested in an officer or office; as, accounts o…
  1. 1.
    By the proper officer; by virtue of the proper authority; in pursuance of the special powers vested in an officer or office; as, accounts or reports officially verified or rendered; letters officially communicated; persons officially notified.