ministracioun
Middle English
Alternative forms
- ministracion, mynistracion, mynistracioun, minstracioun, mynystracyon, mynystracyoun
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French ministration, from Old French ministracïon, from Latin ministrātio; equivalent to ministre + -acioun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /min(i)sˌtraːsiˈuːn/, /min(i)sˈtraːsjun/
Noun
ministracioun (plural ministracions) (Late Middle English)
- Help; giving aid or assistance.
- Supervision, management; executive duties.
- Administration (especially of medicine or sacraments)
- (rare) The means that something is supplied with.
Descendants
- English: ministration
- Scots: ministration (obsolete)
References
- “ministrāciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-20.