ministration

English

Etymology

From Middle English ministracioun, from Old French ministracïon, from Latin ministrātio; equivalent to minister +‎ -ation.

Noun

ministration (countable and uncountable, plural ministrations)

  1. The act of ministering; an instance of providing aid, care, or assistance.
    • 1987 February 1, Dan Page, “Seeing the Lite (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 28, page 15:
      Bobby Castleton, who was cured of homosexuality on the Phil Donahue Show through the ministrations of Feona.
    • 1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 126:
      Right in the middle of the remedies, along with other ministrations to the groin area, was listed the Viagra of the year 1000 - the yellow-flowered herb agrimony.

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