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Webster 1913 Edition


Subminister

Sub-min′is-ter

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
subministrare
,
subministratum
. See
Sub-
, and
Ministre
,
Verb.
T.
]
To supply; to afford.
[Obs.]
Sir M. Hale.

Sub-min′is-ter

,
Verb.
I.
To be subservient; to be useful.
[Obs.]
“Our passions . . . subminister to the best and worst purposes.”
L’EStrange.

Webster 1828 Edition


Subminister

SUBMIN'ISTER


Definition 2024


subminister

subminister

English

Verb

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

  1. (archaic) to supply; to administer
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir M. Hale to this entry?)
  2. (archaic) to be subservient (to)
    • L'Estrange
      Our passions [] subminister to the best and worst purposes.

Noun

subminister (plural subministers)

  1. a subordinate minister