"ministerial" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌmɪnəˈstɪɹi.əl/, /-ˈstɪəɹ-/ Audio: en-us-ministerial.ogg [US] Forms: more ministerial [comparative], most ministerial [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French ministeriel. Doublet of minstrel and ministerialis. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|frm|ministeriel|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French ministeriel, {{bor+|en|frm|ministeriel}} Borrowed from Middle French ministeriel, {{doublet|en|minstrel|ministerialis}} Doublet of minstrel and ministerialis Head templates: {{en-adj}} ministerial (comparative more ministerial, superlative most ministerial)
  1. Related to a religious minister or ministry. Categories (topical): Government Translations (related to a religious minister or ministry): свещенически (svešteničeski) (Bulgarian), papillinen (Finnish), pappis- (Finnish), ministerial (Portuguese), administrativ (Swedish), gweinidogol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-ministerial-en-adj-lfmnwSGx Disambiguation of Government: 41 41 9 10 0 Disambiguation of 'related to a religious minister or ministry': 72 24 2 2
  2. Related to a governmental minister or ministry. Categories (topical): Government Translations (related to a governmental minister or ministry): міністэ́рскі (ministérski) (Belarusian), министерски (ministerski) (Bulgarian), ministerieel (Dutch), ministeri- (Finnish), ministériel (French), ministerial (Galician), ministerialny (Polish), ministerial (Portuguese), ministerial (Romanian), министе́рский (ministérskij) (Russian), administrativ (Swedish), міністе́рський (ministérsʹkyj) (Ukrainian), gweinidogol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-ministerial-en-adj-8EEPrVcU Disambiguation of Government: 41 41 9 10 0 Disambiguation of 'related to a governmental minister or ministry': 24 72 2 2
  3. Having the power to wield delegated executive authority. Translations (having the power to wield delegated executive authority): toimivaltainen (Finnish), ministériel (French), ministerial (Portuguese), administrativ (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-ministerial-en-adj-e45MdL5D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 29 26 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 6 29 32 27 Disambiguation of 'having the power to wield delegated executive authority': 2 2 94 2
  4. (especially law) Serving as an instrument or means (i.e., procedural or ancillary, not substantive). Tags: especially Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: instrumental Translations (serving as an instrument or means): avustava (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ministerial-en-adj-k~wYW6Yh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 29 26 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 6 29 32 27 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'serving as an instrument or means': 2 2 4 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ministerial code, ministerially Related terms: minister, ministerium, ministry, prime ministerial

Noun

IPA: /ˌmɪnəˈstɪɹi.əl/, /-ˈstɪəɹ-/ Audio: en-us-ministerial.ogg [US] Forms: ministerials [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French ministeriel. Doublet of minstrel and ministerialis. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|frm|ministeriel|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French ministeriel, {{bor+|en|frm|ministeriel}} Borrowed from Middle French ministeriel, {{doublet|en|minstrel|ministerialis}} Doublet of minstrel and ministerialis Head templates: {{en-noun}} ministerial (plural ministerials)
  1. (historical) A member of the mediaeval estate or caste of unfree nobles. Tags: historical Translations (unfree noble): ministeriaal [masculine] (Dutch), dienstman [masculine] (Dutch), ministeriaali (Finnish), ministériel (French), Ministerial [masculine] (German), Dienstmann [masculine] (German), prästerlig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-ministerial-en-noun-6Vyc5Sno Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 29 26 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 6 29 32 27

Inflected forms

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        "Having the power to wield delegated executive authority."
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "svešteničeski",
      "sense": "related to a religious minister or ministry",
      "word": "свещенически"
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      "sense": "related to a religious minister or ministry",
      "word": "papillinen"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "related to a religious minister or ministry",
      "word": "pappis-"
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      "sense": "related to a religious minister or ministry",
      "word": "ministerial"
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      "sense": "related to a religious minister or ministry",
      "word": "administrativ"
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      "sense": "related to a religious minister or ministry",
      "word": "gweinidogol"
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      "sense": "related to a governmental minister or ministry",
      "word": "міністэ́рскі"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "word": "министерски"
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      "sense": "related to a governmental minister or ministry",
      "word": "ministerieel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "related to a governmental minister or ministry",
      "word": "ministeri-"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "related to a governmental minister or ministry",
      "word": "ministériel"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "related to a governmental minister or ministry",
      "word": "ministerial"
    },
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      "sense": "related to a governmental minister or ministry",
      "word": "ministerialny"
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      "word": "ministerial"
    },
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      "sense": "serving as an instrument or means",
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}

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      "word": "ministeriaali"
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      "word": "Ministerial"
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      "sense": "unfree noble",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "unfree noble",
      "word": "prästerlig"
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