# ministerial

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌmɪnəˈstɪɹi.əl/ · frequency rank #13,960

## Definitions
1. Related to a religious minister or ministry.
2. Related to a governmental minister or ministry.
3. Having the power to wield delegated executive authority.
4. Serving as an instrument or means (i.e., procedural or ancillary, not substantive).

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

## Easily confused with
- **ministering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ministerial-vs-ministering)

## Common misspellings (16)
`imnisterial`, `miinsterial`, `minisetrial`, `minissterial`, `ministeiral`, `ministerail`, `ministeriall`, `ministerila`, `ministerrial`, `ministreial`, `ministterial`, `minitserial`, `minnisterial`, `minsiterial`, `mministerial`, `mniisterial`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ministerial