provincial vs functionary

functionary vs provincial

provincial and functionary both are nouns.

provincial is an adjective but functionary is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
provincial	Yes	Yes	No	No
functionary	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, functionary is a hypernym of provincial; that is, functionary is a word with a broader meaning than provincial:

provincial: (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order
functionary: a worker who holds or is invested with an office

Other hypernyms of provincial include official.

provincial (noun)	functionary (noun)
a country person	a worker who holds or is invested with an office
(Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order

provincial (adjective)	functionary (adjective)
characteristic of the provinces or their people
of or associated with a province

Difference between provincial and functionary

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