administrantadj.n.

Brit.

/ədˈmɪnᵻstr(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ədˈmɪnᵻstrənt/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Parlly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French administrant; Latin administrant-, administrāns, administrāre.

Etymology: Partly < French administrant, present participle of administrer administer v., also used as noun in sense ‘person who ministers to, who serves’ (1476 in Middle French), and partly < classical Latin administrant-, administrāns, present participle of administrāre administer v., in post-classical Latin also used as noun in sense ‘person who administers, administrator’ (5th cent. in Augustine). Compare earlier ministrant adj. With use as noun compare also earlier administer n., administerer n., and administrator n.

A. adj.

That administers (something) (in various senses); acting in the capacity of a minister or administrator. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [adjective] > relating to management or administration > managing or administrating

administrant1602

ministratory1625

operating1728

managing1740

1602 W. Segar Honor Mil. & Civill iv. xxi. 236 The officers Administrant are to precede; next to them the Vacants.

1790 T. Powell Edgar & Elfrida ii. 45 Whilst he was administrant to his pleasures, So unto all that serve him in same way, Shews he a smiling eye.

1796 Oracle & Public Advertiser 15 Apr. Boissier..proposed a second message for a list of the administrant parties.

1836 Sat. Mag. 18 June 235/2 He the while..a lifeless spectre stood Administrant in Azthan's royal hall.

1905 H. W. Wack Story Congo Free State xxii. 228 To provide a just and equitable process for giving effect to the civil laws of a savage country requires an administrant force of exceptional powers.

1973 Blue Island (Illinois) Sun Standard 26 Apr. 12/3 Pastor Robert F. Selle, administrant assistant to the executive director of Bethesda Lutheran Home.

B. n.

1. A person who administers something; an administrator.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > manager or administrator

purveyora1387

provisora1393

controller1422

administrator1440

administera1443

administrant1602

admin1629

conductor1634

dispensatora1649

dispenser1654

manager1682

mesnagier1693

prepositor1698

wielder1723

administrador1803

policeman1806

administrative1813

manipulator1823

runner1893

case manager1969

1602 W. Segar Honor Mil. & Civill iv. xxi. 236 To begin with Administrants and their order among themselues.

1831 C. G. F. Gore Pin Money I. 330 Neither the party nor its menial administrants had been conscious of a voice which..reiterated ‘Stop—stop!’ as they rolled away from the door.

1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country iv. 254 The Church is sole administrant, Since sole possessor of what worldly wealth Monsieur Léonce Miranda late possessed.

1926 Times 15 Feb. 11/1 The Croats were the destined administrants of the coming Peasant State.

1997 Washington Post (Nexis) 5 Jan. a4 The role of the doctor has taken a dramatic new twist, one that could transform the physician from healer to administrant of fatal drugs.

2008 W. J. Quirk Courts & Congr. (2010) 287 Klein was the administrant of the estate of U. F. Wilson.

2. Christian Church. A person who administers a sacrament, esp. communion. Cf. administer v. 4.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > sacrament > [noun] > administering > one who administers

ministera1425

administrator1563

administer1607

administrant1814

1814 H. Salt Voy. Abyssinia ix. 392 Both the administrants and communicants always abstain very strictly from eating and drinking during the whole of the morning previously to their partaking of the holy rite [of communion].

1865 Union Rev. 3 682 Each person passes in turn from south to north past the administrant, who communicates him with a spoon.

1915 Constructive Q. 3 712 In Confession the Roman Catholic ecclesiastic is a priest in a technical sense, he is administrant of a sacrament.

1975 Bedford (Pa.) Gaz. 23 Oct. 10/6 Communion administrants will include the Rev. Richard M. Rutter, pastor of the Everett-Breezewood Parish; [etc.].

2000 C Mag. (Nexis) Mar. She is..an administrant and lay reader for St. Mary's Anglican church.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	administrant
释义	administrantadj.n. Brit. /ədˈmɪnᵻstr(ə)nt/, U.S. /ədˈmɪnᵻstrənt/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Parlly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French administrant; Latin administrant-, administrāns, administrāre. Etymology: Partly < French administrant, present participle of administrer administer v., also used as noun in sense ‘person who ministers to, who serves’ (1476 in Middle French), and partly < classical Latin administrant-, administrāns, present participle of administrāre administer v., in post-classical Latin also used as noun in sense ‘person who administers, administrator’ (5th cent. in Augustine). Compare earlier ministrant adj. With use as noun compare also earlier administer n., administerer n., and administrator n. A. adj. That administers (something) (in various senses); acting in the capacity of a minister or administrator. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [adjective] > relating to management or administration > managing or administrating administrant1602 ministratory1625 operating1728 managing1740 1602 W. Segar Honor Mil. & Civill iv. xxi. 236 The officers Administrant are to precede; next to them the Vacants. 1790 T. Powell Edgar & Elfrida ii. 45 Whilst he was administrant to his pleasures, So unto all that serve him in same way, Shews he a smiling eye. 1796 Oracle & Public Advertiser 15 Apr. Boissier..proposed a second message for a list of the administrant parties. 1836 Sat. Mag. 18 June 235/2 He the while..a lifeless spectre stood Administrant in Azthan's royal hall. 1905 H. W. Wack Story Congo Free State xxii. 228 To provide a just and equitable process for giving effect to the civil laws of a savage country requires an administrant force of exceptional powers. 1973 Blue Island (Illinois) Sun Standard 26 Apr. 12/3 Pastor Robert F. Selle, administrant assistant to the executive director of Bethesda Lutheran Home. B. n. 1. A person who administers something; an administrator. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > manager or administrator purveyora1387 provisora1393 controller1422 administrator1440 administera1443 administrant1602 admin1629 conductor1634 dispensatora1649 dispenser1654 manager1682 mesnagier1693 prepositor1698 wielder1723 administrador1803 policeman1806 administrative1813 manipulator1823 runner1893 case manager1969 1602 W. Segar Honor Mil. & Civill iv. xxi. 236 To begin with Administrants and their order among themselues. 1831 C. G. F. Gore Pin Money I. 330 Neither the party nor its menial administrants had been conscious of a voice which..reiterated ‘Stop—stop!’ as they rolled away from the door. 1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country iv. 254 The Church is sole administrant, Since sole possessor of what worldly wealth Monsieur Léonce Miranda late possessed. 1926 Times 15 Feb. 11/1 The Croats were the destined administrants of the coming Peasant State. 1997 Washington Post (Nexis) 5 Jan. a4 The role of the doctor has taken a dramatic new twist, one that could transform the physician from healer to administrant of fatal drugs. 2008 W. J. Quirk Courts & Congr. (2010) 287 Klein was the administrant of the estate of U. F. Wilson. 2. Christian Church. A person who administers a sacrament, esp. communion. Cf. administer v. 4. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > [noun] > administering > one who administers ministera1425 administrator1563 administer1607 administrant1814 1814 H. Salt Voy. Abyssinia ix. 392 Both the administrants and communicants always abstain very strictly from eating and drinking during the whole of the morning previously to their partaking of the holy rite [of communion]. 1865 Union Rev. 3 682 Each person passes in turn from south to north past the administrant, who communicates him with a spoon. 1915 Constructive Q. 3 712 In Confession the Roman Catholic ecclesiastic is a priest in a technical sense, he is administrant of a sacrament. 1975 Bedford (Pa.) Gaz. 23 Oct. 10/6 Communion administrants will include the Rev. Richard M. Rutter, pastor of the Everett-Breezewood Parish; [etc.]. 2000 C Mag. (Nexis) Mar. She is..an administrant and lay reader for St. Mary's Anglican church. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1602
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