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ministerials

ministerials is the plural of ministerial.

Meaning of ministerial

Noun

ministerial (plural ministerials)

  1. (historical) A member of the mediaeval estate or caste of unfree nobles.
    • 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.2002, Francis G. Gentry, The Nibelungen Tradition, page 142
  2. A meeting of government ministers from partner countries.
    • The NATO ministerial was attended by the defence ministers of all member states.

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Questions about ministerials

What is ministerials the plural of?
Ministerials is the plural of ministerial.

Words near ministerials in the dictionary

  1. ministerialists
  2. ministerialitis
  3. ministeriality
  4. ministerially
  5. ministerialness
  6. ministerials
  7. ministeries
  8. ministering
  9. ministering angel
  10. ministerings
  11. ministerium

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