ministerial vs vicarial

ministerial

adj
  • Related to a religious minister or ministry. 

  • Related to a governmental 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. 

vicarial

adj
  • Of or pertaining to a vicar 

  • Delegated; vicarious 

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