mynisterie
Middle English
Alternative forms
- (Early ME) menstre
- ministery, mynstrye, mynysterie, mynysterye
Etymology
From Old French menistere, in turn borrowed itself from Latin ministerium; equivalent to ministre + -ie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈminist(ə)riː(ə)/, /ˈmin(ə)st(ə)riː(ə)/
Noun
mynisterie (plural mynisteries)
- The place held by a member of the the clergy and its duties.
- Direct assistance; help delivered by an individual in themself.
- (rare) Utilisation of one's skills or talents.
Descendants
- English: ministry
- Scots: meenistry
References
- “ministerī(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-20.