minor government official or functionary (old)

from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) retainer; attendant; (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)

since (a time); ever since

never (in the past); never did

bureaucrat; official

low-level government official (in former times)

corrupt officials