ministracion

Middle English

Alternative forms

mynystracyon, mynystracyoun, mynistracion, ministracioun, mynistracioun, minstracioun

Etymology

From Old French ministracïon, from Latin ministrātio; equivalent to ministre +‎ -acioun.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ministrˈaːtjuːn/, /min(ə)strˈaːtjuːn/

Noun

ministracion (plural ministracions)

(Late Middle English) Provision of help or assistance; being helpful.
(Late Middle English) supervision, oversight, managing; executive duties.
(Late Middle English) Dealing or distribution, especially in a medical context.
(Christianity, Late Middle English) The deed of performing Christian rites and sacraments.
(rare, Late Middle English) The means that something is provided with.

Descendants

English: ministration
Scots: ministration (obsolete)

References

“ministrāciǒun (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-20.

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