ministries is a form of:

Ministry



noun
1.
(The act of ministering, the profession or functions of a clergyman or religious, clergymen as a group, a government department headed by a minister, the building occupied by it, a period of government under one premier, body of ministers) មន្ទីររដ្ឋមន្ដ្រី, ក្រសួង
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ក្រសួង, រដ្ឋាភិបាល
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
The act of ministering; ministration; service.
2.
The office, duties, or functions of a minister, servant, or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial function or profession.
3.
The body of ministers of state; also, the clergy, as a body.
4.
Administration; rule; term in power; as, the ministry of Pitt.
1.
Agency, instrumentality