MINISTRY

ministry. Ministry, n. office, charge, service, agency

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Min″is‐try (?), n.; pl. Ministries (#). [[L. ministerium. See Minister, n., and cf. Mystery a trade.]] 1. 1. The act of ministering; ministration; service. “With tender ministry.” Thomson.
2. 2. Hence: Agency; instrumentality.
The ordinary ministry of second causes. Atterbury. The wicked ministry of arms. Dryden. 3. 3. The office, duties, or functions of a minister, servant, or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial function or profession.
4. 4. The body of ministers of state; also, the clergy, as a body.
5. 5. Administration; rule; term in power; as, the ministry of Pitt.