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.

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