Ministry

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Agency; instrumentality.

II. Ministry ·noun The act of ministering; ministration; service.

III. Ministry ·noun The body of ministers of state; also, the clergy, as a body.

IV. Ministry ·noun Administration; rule; term in power; as, the ministry of Pitt.

V. Ministry ·noun The office, duties, or functions of a minister, servant, or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial function or profession.