ministère

See also: ministere

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ministerium, from minister (whence French ministre). See also métier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.nis.tɛʁ/

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Noun

ministère m (plural ministères)

1. ministry

Derived terms

• ministère public
• ministériel

See also

• magistère

Further reading

• “ministère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012