Subminister

2 definitions found

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

  Subminister \Sub*min"is*ter\, v. t. [L. subministrare,
     subministratum. See {Sub-}, and {Ministre}, v. t.]
     To supply; to afford. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Subminister \Sub*min"is*ter\, v. i.
     To be subservient; to be useful. [Obs.] "Our passions . . .
     subminister to the best and worst purposes." --L'EStrange.
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