- (n.) Administration; rule; term in power; as, the ministry of Pitt.
- (n.) The act of ministering; ministration; service.
- (n.) The body of ministers of state; also, the clergy, as a body.
- (n.) Agency; instrumentality.
- (n.) The office, duties or functions of a minister, servant or agent; ecclesiastical, executive or ambassadorial function or profession.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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