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.
   • 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.

Translations

act of ministering

• Bulgarian: помощ (bg) f (pomošt), грижа (bg) f (griža)
• Esperanto: ministerio
• German: Dienst (de) m, Fürsorge (de) f, Pflege (de) f
• Indonesian: kementerian (id)
• Maori: maimoatanga
• Plautdietsch: Deenst m
• Russian: богослуже́ние (ru) n (bogoslužénije), слу́жба (ru) f (slúžba)
• Turkish: hizmet (tr)