ministrant
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of ministrant
1660–70; < Latin ministrant- (stem of ministrāns ), present participle of ministrāre to serve. See minister, -ant
Example Sentences
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“Here is to your health, ministrant spirit!” he said.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
How will the Gods and saints partake The offerings that the prince would make, And he a vile and outcast thing, His ministrant one born a king?
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)
The spirit of Chaos, from her uncharted tracts, summons her ministrant powers of Death and Change.
From The Masque of the Elements by Scheffauer, Herman George
In front of the standing ministrant is a vase of offerings, usually a triple Kan figure, and in two cases with knives.
From Commentary Upon the Maya-Tzental Perez Codex with a Concluding Note Upon the Linguistic Problem of the Maya Glyphs by Gates, William
She was unwearied in efforts to alleviate the sufferings and the weary hours of the countess, whose fervent gratitude re-acted to enhance to enthusiasm the interest of the fair ministrant.
From The Friendships of Women by Alger, William Rounseville
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