Webster's English Dictionary

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ministerial

min.is.te.ri.al \.min-*-'stir-e--*l\ \-e--*-le-\ aj 1: of or relating to a 
   minister or the ministry  2a: being or having the characteristics of an act 
   or duty prescribed by la w as part of the duties of an administrative 
   office 2b: relating to or being an act done after ascertaining the 
   existence of a  specified state of facts in obedience to a legal order 
   without exercise of personal judgment or discretion 3: acting or active as 
   an agent : INSTRUMENTAL  - min.is.te.ri.al.ly av