MINISTERIAL

ministerial

(adjective) of or relating to a government minister or ministry; “ministerial decree”

ministerial

(adjective) of or relating to a minister of religion or the minister’s office; “ministerial duties”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

ministerial (comparative more ministerial, superlative most ministerial)

Related to a religious minister or ministry.

Related to a governmental minister or ministry.

Having the power to wield delegated executive authority.

(especially, law) Serving as an instrument or means (i.e, procedural or ancillary, not substantive).

Synonyms

• (serving as an instrument or means): instrumental

Noun

ministerial (plural ministerials)

(historical) A member of the mediaeval estate or caste of unfree nobles.

Anagrams

• matrilinies

Source: Wiktionary

Min`is*te"ri*al, a. Etym: [L. ministerialis: cf. F. ministériel. See Minister, and cf. Minstrel.]

1. Of or pertaining to ministry or service; serving; attendant. Enlightening spirits and ministerial flames. Prior.

2. Of or pertaining to the office of a minister or to the ministry as a body, whether civil or sacerdotal. "Ministerial offices." Bacon. "A ministerial measure." Junius. "Ministerial garments." Hooker.

3. Tending to advance or promote; contributive. "Ministerial to intellectual culture." De Quincey. The ministerial benches, the benches in the House of Commons occupied by members of the cabinet and their supporters; -- also, the persons occupying them. "Very solid and very brilliant talents distinguish the ministerial benches." Burke.

Syn.

– Official; priestly; sacerdotal; ecclesiastical.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition