Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To menstruate.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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We suspecting nothing that the Quein Regent wes consenting to the foirnamed murther, most humilie did complayne of suche injust crueltie, requiring that justice in suche cases should be ministrate with greattare indifference.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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To forget her under overwhelming provocation he had reconciled to his conscience with little difficulty, for his extenuations were many, and puritanism had not yet invaded the national character; but to permit another woman to ministrate to him when ill, he felt to be an unpardonable breach of his Eliza's rights, and his loyalty rebelled.
The Conqueror Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton 1902
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