See Also: Minister(medicine)
minister(1)(dictionary)
minister(2)(dictionary)
First Minister(dictionary)
MINISTER, government(law)
MINISTER, eccl(law)
Prime Minister(tourism)
minister of state(dictionary)
minister 2, verb(dictionary)
minister 1, noun(dictionary)

minister(2) (iou)



minister verb. ME.
[Old & mod. French ministrer from Latin ministrare, from minister: see MINISTER noun.]
verb intrans. Christian Church. Serve or officiate at a service; act as a minister. ME.
verb intrans. Serve, esp. at table; attend to or to the needs of another; assist, be useful, (to a person, cause, etc.); be conducive or contribute to something. LME.
ministering angel a kind-hearted person, esp. a woman, who nurses or comforts others.
verb trans. Provide, supply, impart, (something necessary or helpful). Formerly also, administer (justice, a sacrament, etc.). arch. LME.
A. P. Stanley The story..was able to minister true consolation.