ministerialis

The story

1. Latin · borrowed fromministeriālis“ministerial”
2. English todayministerialis

From post-classical Latin ministeriālis (“ministerial”). Doublet of ministerial and minstrel.

First known use, by meaning

• from 19th c. 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.