subminister

Sub*min"is*ter, v. t. Etym: [L. subministrare, subministratum. See Sub-, and Ministre, v. t.] Defn: To supply; to afford. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale. Sub*min"is*ter, v. i. Defn: To be subservient; to be useful. [Obs.] "Our passions . . . subminister to the best and worst purposes." L'EStrange.

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