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    [Adjective]  | "min*is*te*ri*al" | \ ˌmi-nə-ˈstir-ē-əl \


    1: of, relating to, or characteristic of a minister or the ministry

    2: being or having the characteristics of an act or duty prescribed by law as part of the duties of an administrative office

    3: relating to or being an act done after ascertaining the existence of a specified state of facts in obedience to a legal order without exercise of personal judgment or discretion


    Origin: 1561 ;

     Borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin ministeriālis "serving in an office (manorial or ecclesiastical)," going back to Late Latin, "serving, performing a duty," from Latin ministerium "activity of a servant, {see: |ministry|ministry}" + -ālis {see: |-al:1|-al:1};

    [Noun]  | "prime minister" 


    1: the chief minister of a ruler or state

    2: the official head of a cabinet or ministry; especially : the chief executive of a parliamentary government


    Origin: 1655 ;

    [Adjective]  | "ministerial" 


    1: of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy;


      * e.g., " ... a priest conscientiously tending to his ministerial duties "





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