The Collaborative International Dictionary
Subminister
Subminister \Sub*min"is*ter\, v. t. [L. subministrare,
subministratum. See Sub-, and Ministre, v. t.]
To supply; to afford. [Obs.]
--Sir M. Hale.
Subminister
Subminister \Sub*min"is*ter\, v. i.
To be subservient; to be useful. [Obs.] ``Our passions . . .
subminister to the best and worst purposes.''
--L'EStrange.
Wiktionary
subminister
n. a subordinate minister vb. 1 (context archaic English) to supply; to administer 2 (context archaic English) to be subservient (to)
Usage examples of "subminister".
Then, also in sedan chairs, came a series of subministers, high-ranking consorts, imperial relatives, and influential eunuchs.