ministerialis
Meanings
noun
- A non-noble (originally unfree) official or retainer under certain feudal systems, especially in the Holy Roman Empire, who had specific military duties to his lord.
Word forms
Etymology
From post-classical Latin ministeriālis (“ministerial”). Doublet of ministerial and minstrel.
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