'The ministerial benches' definitions:

Definition of 'The ministerial benches'

From: GCIDE
  • Ministerial \Min`is*te"ri*al\, a. [L. ministerialis: cf. F. minist['e]riel. See Minister, and cf. Minstrel.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Of or pertaining to ministry or service; serving; attendant. [1913 Webster]
  • Enlightening spirits and ministerial flames. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Of or pertaining to the office of a minister or to the ministry as a body, whether civil or sacerdotal. "Ministerial offices." --Bacon. "A ministerial measure." --Junius. "Ministerial garments." --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Tending to advance or promote; contributive. "Ministerial to intellectual culture." --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
  • The ministerial benches, the benches in the House of Commons occupied by members of the cabinet and their supporters; -- also, the persons occupying them. "Very solid and very brilliant talents distinguish the ministerial benches." --Burke. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Official; priestly; sacerdotal; ecclesiastical. [1913 Webster]