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)

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