English → Latin
“ministry” in Latin
rēctorguide, leader; driver (of a horse, an elephant, a wagon, etc.); director, ruler, master, governoret cēteraet cetera, and the rest, and so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information continues in a similar officiōto obstruct, hinder, block; to stand in the way of, oppose; to be detrimental or hurtful toprī̆ncepsfirst, foremost; chief, distinguishedrēxking, ruler; despot, tyrant (during the time of the Republic when there were no kings and executive power was usually diamīcusfriendly, well-disposed, amicable; loyal, devoted to; supporting, propitious, helpfulisthis or that man, woman or thing; he, she, it, they (previously introduced); this or that [man, woman or thing] (as a no
The English word ministry itself goes back to Latin minister, through ministerium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ministry
Agency, Vid:
Office; Vid:
Persons who administer government, principis (regis, etc.) amici, rectores, etc. (plur. of the expressions given under MINISTER). As a college or body, collegium eorum, quos principes socios et administros omnium consiliorum assumpsit (after Sall., Jug., 29, 1); collegium eorum, qui principi in consilio semper adsunt et omnium rerum habentur participes (after Nep., Eum., 1, 6): (as the ruling power in a state) consilium reipublicae, penes quod est summum imperium et potestas (after Flor., 1, 1, 15): the ministry of the interior, *collegium eorum, quibus cura rerum domesticarum tradita est; *collegium eorum, qui regi sunt a rebus domesticis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ministry?
- The usual Latin words for “ministry” are rēctor, et cētera, officiō; also prī̆nceps, rēx, amīcus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.