More than one early-rising (or late-to-bed) palace functionary had passed through the garden to find the chancellor muttering to himself, debating some arcane point.

However, the king, palace functionaries, monks and slaves were exempt from paying taxes.

He spoke briefly with a palace functionary as the group moved toward his quarters, and the official scurried away.

He hadn't made himself familiar with all the army officers and aristocrats, let alone the stupefying number of palace functionaries in Sarantium.

It was dated at Lustadt and signed by one of the palace functionaries:

Like all senior palace functionaries, the papias of the Great Palace also fulfilled certain ceremonial duties.

Just beyond the door, he encountered a palace functionary with curled and pomaded hair and wearing a maroon-coloured doublet.

The double doors were thrown open again, and a palace functionary came in.

After a decade out of the country, he returned and could no longer speak Lao, and had to be instructed by a palace functionary for years.

Please, Uncle," she said, glancing at the palace functionaries lining the top of the stairs, "not here.