SUBMINISTER

Etymology

Verb

subminister (third-person singular simple present subministers, present participle subministering, simple past and past participle subministered)

(archaic) to supply; to administer

(archaic) to be subservient (to)

• L'Estrange

Noun

subminister (plural subministers)

a subordinate minister

Source: Wiktionary


Sub*min"is*ter, v. t. Etym: [L. subministrare, subministratum. See Sub-, and Ministre, v. t.]

Definition: To supply; to afford. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

Sub*min"is*ter, v. i.

Definition: To be subservient; to be useful. [Obs.] "Our passions . . . subminister to the best and worst purposes." L'EStrange.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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