ministrative

English

Etymology

From ministrate +‎ -ive.[1]

Adjective

ministrative (comparative more ministrative, superlative most ministrative)

  1. Serving to aid; ministering.
    Synonym: (rare, nonstandard) ministrational
    • 1853, The Christian Remembrancer, volume 25, page 261:
      […] the ministrative offices of the Son and the Holy Spirit […]

References

  1. ^ “ministrative, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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