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ministerialis

ministerialis noun: 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.

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

Forms of ministerialis

pluralministeriales

Origin of ministerialis

From post-classical Latin ministeriālis (“ministerial”). Doublet of ministerial and minstrel.

Questions about ministerialis

What does ministerialis mean?
Ministerialis means 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.
What part of speech is ministerialis?
Ministerialis is a noun.
What is the plural of ministerialis?
The plural of ministerialis is ministeriales.

Words near ministerialis in the dictionary

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

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