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)

1. (Late Middle English) Provision of help or assistance; being helpful.
2. (Late Middle English) supervision, oversight, managing; executive duties.
3. (Late Middle English) Dealing or distribution, especially in a medical context.
4. (Christianity, Late Middle English) The deed of performing Christian rites and sacraments.
5. (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.