What is to be subservient; to be useful. [Obs.] "Our passions . . . subminister to the best and worst purposes." L'EStrange called?
subminister — To be subservient; to be useful. [Obs.] "Our passions . . . subminister to the best and worst purposes." L'EStrange. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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