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ministeriales

ministeriales is the plural of ministerialis.

Meaning of ministerialis

Noun

ministerialis (plural ministeriales)

  1. (historical) A non-noble (originally unfree) official or retainer under certain feudal systems, especially in the Holy Roman Empire, who had specific military duties to his lord.
    • Royal officials, recruited from ministeriales, were posted to oversee crown lands, castles, and the growing number of imperial towns that the Staufers also actively promoted.2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire, Penguin, published 2017, page 355

Questions about ministeriales

What is ministeriales the plural of?
Ministeriales is the plural of ministerialis.

Words near ministeriales in the dictionary

  1. ministeria
  2. ministerial
  3. ministerial box
  4. ministerial boxes
  5. ministerial code
  6. ministeriales
  7. ministerialis
  8. ministerialist
  9. ministerialists
  10. ministerialitis
  11. ministeriality

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