Ministrant

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ministrant \Min"is*trant\ (m[i^]n"[i^]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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ministrant
       adj : serving attendance on someone; "a ministering angel"; "the
             angels ministrant sang"; "the attending physician"
             [syn: {ministering}, {attending}]
       n : someone who serves as a minister