adj.1 of a minister of religion or a minister's office.
2 instrumental or subsidiary in achieving a purpose (ministerial in bringing about a settlement).
3 a of a government minister. b siding with the Ministry against the Opposition.
Derivatives:
ministerialist n. (in sense 3b). ministerially adv.
Etymology: F minist{eacute}riel or LL ministerialis f. L (as MINISTRY)