Found 2 items, similar to instrumentality.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: instrumentality instrumentality n 1: 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” 2: the quality of being instrumental for some purpose 3: an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end [syn: instrumentation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Instrumentality Instrumentality \In`stru*men*tal"i*ty\, n.; pl. Instrumentalities. The quality or condition of being instrumental; that which is instrumental; anything used as a means; medium; agency. [1913 Webster] The instrumentality of faith in justification. --Bp. Burnet. [1913 Webster] The discovery of gunpowder developed the science of attack and defense in a new instrumentality. --J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster]