mynisterie

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ministery, mynstrye, mynysterie, mynysterye
• menstre (Early Middle English)

Etymology

From Old French menistere, in turn borrowed itself from Latin ministerium; equivalent to ministre +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˌnist(ə)ˈriː(ə)/, /ˌmin(i)st(ə)ˈriː(ə)/, /miˈnist(ə)riː(ə)/, /ˈmin(i)st(ə)riː(ə)/

Noun

mynisterie (plural mynisteries)

1. The place held by a member of the clergy and its duties.
2. Direct assistance; help delivered by an individual.
3. (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.