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.