subminister en · NOUN
Etymology
From the Latin subministrō, sumministrō (equivalent to English sub- + minister).
Meanings
- a subordinate minister
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| subministers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
subminister en · VERB
Etymology
From the Latin subministrō, sumministrō (equivalent to English sub- + minister).
Meanings
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(archaic) to supply; to administer
subminister the principal and predominant Matter for those great and vaſt Luminaries
a. 1677 (date written), Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature, London: […] William Godbid, for William Shrowsbery, […], published 1677, →OCLC:
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(archaic) to be subservient (to)
Our passions […] subminister to the best and worst purposes.
1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| subministering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| subministered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| subministered | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| subministers | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |