Min"is*tral (?), a. Ministerial. [Obs.] Johnson.
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Min"is*trant (mn"s*trant), a. [L. ministrans, -antis, of ministrare to
minister.] Performing service as a minister; attendant on service;
acting under command; subordinate. "Princedoms and dominations
ministrant." Milton. -- n. One who ministers.
Min`is*tra"tion (?), n. [L. ministratio, fr. ministrare.] The act of
ministering; service; ministry. "The days of his ministration." Luke i.
23.
Min"is*tra*tive (?), a. Serving to aid; ministering.
Min"is*tress (?), n. [Cf. L. ministrix.] A woman who ministers.
Akenside.
Min"is*try (?), n.; pl. Ministries (#). [L. ministerium. See Minister,
n., and cf. Mystery a trade.]
1. The act of ministering; ministration; service. "With tender
ministry." Thomson.