min·is·te·ri·al /ˌmi-nə-'stir-ē-əl/ adj
1: being or having the characteristics of an act or duty prescribed by law as part of the duties of an administrative office
2: relating to or being an act done after ascertaining the existence of a specified state of facts in obedience to legal and esp. statutory mandate without exercise of personal judgment or discretion see also mandamus compare discretionary
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.