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ministership

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: M IH1 N IH0 S T ER0 SH IH0 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

The position held by a minister

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: government

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English minister Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English ministership From minister + -ship.