"ministracioun" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /min(i)sˌtraːsiˈuːn/, /min(i)sˈtraːsjun/ Forms: ministracions [plural], ministracion [alternative], mynistracion [alternative], mynistracioun [alternative], minstracioun [alternative], mynystracyon [alternative], mynystracyoun [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French ministration, from Old French ministracïon, from Latin ministrātio; equivalent to ministre + -acioun. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|frm|ministration}} Borrowed from Middle French ministration, {{der|enm|fro|ministracïon}} Old French ministracïon, {{der|enm|la|ministrātio}} Latin ministrātio, {{af|enm|ministre|-acioun}} ministre + -acioun Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} ministracioun, {{enm-noun|ministracions}} ministracioun (plural ministracions), {{tlb|enm|Late ME}} (Late Middle English)
  1. Help; giving aid or assistance. Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-ministracioun-enm-noun-0vA~QwlE
  2. Supervision, management; executive duties. Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-ministracioun-enm-noun-Lb3m23~q Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 35 33 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 33 41 24
  3. Administration (especially of medicine or sacraments) Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-ministracioun-enm-noun-4yEgUvn6 Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -acioun, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Government, Medicine Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 15 25 35 25 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 33 41 21 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -acioun: 8 25 45 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 35 33 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 33 41 24 Disambiguation of Government: 0 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Medicine: 0 0 100 0
  4. (rare) The means that something is supplied with. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-ministracioun-enm-noun-eJamD-mC Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 35 33 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 33 41 24

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "args": {
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            "2": "ministration"
          },
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        }
      ],
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin ministrātio",
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Middle French ministration, from Old French ministracïon, from Latin ministrātio; equivalent to ministre + -acioun.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ministracions",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ministracion",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mynistracion",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mynistracioun",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minstracioun",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mynystracyon",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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        "alternative"
      ]
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          "assistance",
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        "Supervision, management; executive duties."
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        [
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    },
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          "_dis": "6 33 41 21",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 25 45 21",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        "The means that something is supplied with."
      ],
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        "(rare) The means that something is supplied with."
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/min(i)sˌtraːsiˈuːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/min(i)sˈtraːsjun/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Middle French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Latin",
    "Middle English terms derived from Middle French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Middle English terms suffixed with -acioun",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
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    },
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        "1": "enm",
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      },
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    },
    {
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      },
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        "2": "ministre",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Middle French ministration, from Old French ministracïon, from Latin ministrātio; equivalent to ministre + -acioun.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ministracions",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ministracion",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mynistracion",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mynistracioun",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minstracioun",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mynystracyon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mynystracyoun",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
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      },
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Help; giving aid or assistance."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "Help",
          "help"
        ],
        [
          "aid",
          "aid"
        ],
        [
          "assistance",
          "assistance"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Supervision, management; executive duties."
      ],
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          "Supervision",
          "supervision"
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          "management",
          "management"
        ],
        [
          "executive",
          "executive"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Administration (especially of medicine or sacraments)"
      ],
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          "Administration",
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          "medicine",
          "medicine#English"
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The means that something is supplied with."
      ],
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        "(rare) The means that something is supplied with."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/min(i)sˌtraːsiˈuːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/min(i)sˈtraːsjun/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ministracioun"
}

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