ministration

[min-uh-strey-shuhn] Origin

min·is·tra·tion

[min-uh-strey-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act of ministering care, aid, religious service, etc.
2.
an instance of this.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English ministracioun < Latin ministrātiōn- (stem of ministrātiō) service, equivalent to ministrāt(us) (past participle of ministrāre to serve; see minister) + -iōn- -ion

min·is·tra·tive, adjective
non·min·is·tra·tion, noun
un·min·is·tra·tive, adjective
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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ministration (ˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən)
 
n
1.  the act or an instance of serving or giving aid
2.  the act or an instance of ministering religiously
 
[C14: from Latin ministrātiō, from ministrāre to wait upon]
 
ministrative
 
adj

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ministration
mid-14c., "the action of ministering or serving," from L. ministrationem (nom. ministratio), from ministrare "to serve" (see minister).
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