ministerial vs statal

ministerial

adj
  • Related to a governmental minister or ministry. 

  • Related to a religious minister or ministry. 

  • Having the power to wield delegated executive authority. 

  • Serving as an instrument or means (i.e., procedural or ancillary, not substantive). 

noun
  • A member of the mediaeval estate or caste of unfree nobles. 

statal

adj
  • Relating to a state. 

  • Resulting from structural considerations as opposed to actions. 

  • Pertaining to a word or word form (such as a passive verb or a modifier) or other linguistic element that denotes a state rather than an action or process. 

How often have the words ministerial and statal occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )