• (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 or reports officially vertified or rendered; letters officially communicated; persons officially notified. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/officially/
Of·fi'cial·ly adverb 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. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/14