instrumentality
NounUS[in-struh-men-tal-ih-tee]/ˌɪnstrəmɛnˈtælɪti/6 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)instrumentalities
- a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose“are the judicial instrumentalities of local governments adequate?”“he studied the French instrumentalities for law enforcement”Type of unit, social unitPart of government department
- the quality of being instrumental for some purposeType of utility, usefulness
- an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some endSynonyms: instrumentationmeansType of artifact, artefactKinds equipment, system, device, weaponry, medium, container, connection, conveyance, implement, ceramic +3 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In′stru·men·tal′i·ty noun; pl. Instrumentalities (…).
The quality or condition of being instrumental; that which is instrumental; anything used as a means; medium; agency.
The instrumentality of faith in justification.— Bp. Gilbert Burnet
The discovery of gunpowder developed the science of attack and defense in a new instrumentality.— Cardinal John Henry Newman
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54