# ministerial
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ministeriel, equivalent to minister +‎ -ial. Doublet of minstrel and ministerialis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌmɪnəˈstɪɹi.əl/, /-ˈstɪəɹ-/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Adjective

ministerial (comparative more ministerial, superlative most ministerial)
* Related to a religious minister or ministry.
* Related to a governmental minister or ministry.
** 2023 November 15, Christian Wolmar, “Ministers should carry the can for ticket office fiasco”, in RAIL, number 996, page 46:In over a quarter of a century of writing this column, there has been no end of scandals, mishaps, errors and general cock-ups resulting from ministerial incompetence.
* Having the power to wield delegated executive authority.
* (especially law) Serving as an instrument or means (i.e., procedural or ancillary, not substantive).
    Synonym: instrumental
    Filling out the form under the direction of a lawyer is a ministerial task performed by a legal secretary.

#### Derived terms

* ministerial code
* ministerially

#### Related terms

* minister
* ministerium
* ministry
* prime ministerial

#### Translations

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### Noun

ministerial (plural ministerials)
* (historical) A member of the mediaeval estate or caste of unfree nobles.
** 2002, Francis G. Gentry, The Nibelungen Tradition, page 142:By the time of the Nibelungenlied the word was used to denote a wide variety of usually ecclesiastic or royal administrators, from the lowest, unfree ministerial to an enfeoffed judge.

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* matrilinies

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ministeriālis. By surface analysis, ministeri +‎ -al.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [mi.nis.tə.ɾiˈal]
* IPA: (Valencia) [mi.nis.te.ɾiˈal]
* Rhymes: -al

### Adjective

ministerial m or f (masculine and feminine plural ministerials)
* ministerial

### Further reading

* “ministerial” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “ministerial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “ministerial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “ministerial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ministeriālis. By surface analysis, ministério +‎ -al.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /mi.nis.te.ɾiˈaw/ [mi.nis.te.ɾɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /mi.nis.teˈɾjaw/ [mi.nis.teˈɾjaʊ̯]
* (Brazil) IPA: /mi.nis.te.ɾiˈaw/ [mi.nis.te.ɾɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /mi.nis.teˈɾjaw/ [mi.nis.teˈɾjaʊ̯]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /mi.niʃ.te.ɾiˈaw/ [mi.niʃ.te.ɾɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /mi.niʃ.teˈɾjaw/ [mi.niʃ.teˈɾjaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /mi.niʃ.tɨˈɾjal/ [mi.niʃ.tɨˈɾjaɫ], /mɨ.niʃ.tɨˈɾjal/ [mɨ.niʃ.tɨˈɾjaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /mi.niʃ.tɨˈɾjal/ [mi.niʃ.tɨˈɾjaɫ], /mɨ.niʃ.tɨˈɾjal/ [mɨ.niʃ.tɨˈɾjaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /mi.niʃ.tɨˈɾja.li/, /mɨ.niʃ.tɨˈɾja.li/
* Hyphenation: mi‧nis‧te‧ri‧al

### Adjective

ministerial m or f (plural ministeriais)
* (ecclesiastical) ministerial (related to a religious minister or ministry)
* (government) ministerial (related to a governmental minister or ministry)
* ministerial (having the power to wield delegated executive authority)

#### Synonyms

* ministral

#### Related terms

* ministério
* ministro

### Further reading

* “ministerial”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “ministerial”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “ministerial” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “ministerial”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “ministerial”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “ministerial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French ministériel.

### Adjective

ministerial m or n (feminine singular ministerială, masculine plural ministeriali, feminine and neuter plural ministeriale)
* ministerial

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

By surface analysis, ministerio +‎ -al.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ministeˈɾjal/ [mi.nis.t̪eˈɾjal]
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: mi‧nis‧te‧rial

### Adjective

ministerial m or f (masculine and feminine plural ministeriales)
* ministerial

### Further reading

* “ministerial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10