administryn.
/ədˈmɪnᵻstri/, U.S. /ədˈmɪnəstri/ rare.
The action of ministering or administering (something); administration; ministry.
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society > authority > control > [noun] > management or administration
dispositionc1374
ministrationc1390
disposing1406
procuration?a1425
guidingc1425
economy?1440
conduct1454
solicitation1492
regimenta1500
mayning1527
enterprisea1533
handlinga1538
conduction1565
manyment1567
disposure1569
conveyance1572
managing1579
disposement1583
government1587
carriage1589
manage1591
steerage1597
management1598
steering1599
manurance1604
fixing1605
dispose1611
administry?1616
husbandry1636
dispensatorship1637
admin1641
managery1643
disposal1649
mesnagery1653
contrectation1786
conducting1793
wielding1820
managership1864
operation1872
operating1913
case management1918
?1616 G. Chapman Sonnet ii, in tr. Homer Whole Wks. sig. Gg4 Poesie is not so remov'd a thing From grave administry of publike weales, As these times take it.
1675 W. Collins Missa Triumphans viii. 392 He [sc. Christ] could, and did make way for himself by his own proper might and vertue, without needing the help or administry of his Angels.
1755 J. Greenhill Ess. Prophecies New Test. 60 The Administry of it [sc. marriage] has been appropriated by Christians to be sacredly and solemnly performed by his Ministers.
1864 Old Abe's Jokes 90 The Presidential heart has beat easier since the administry of my last solace.
1934 Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald 4 Oct. 2/3 Albert Kurdt..was chairman of the oversight and administry committee.
1988 Daily News-Record (Harrisonburg, Va.) 30 July 9/2 (advt.) Assembly of Christ Church... You're invited to come, see & hear nightly administry that's really different.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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