Administerd

/ədˈmɪnɪstərd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of administer; gave or provided something (like medicine, aid, or punishment) to someone.

Etymology

From ad- + minister (to serve), from Latin ministrare. The regular -ed past tense ending was added. This is a standard archaic or alternative spelling variant of 'administered,' particularly in older texts.

Kelly Says

Older English texts sometimes spelled this 'administerd' without the extra 'e,' which shows how spelling wasn't fully standardized until the 1800s—what looks like a typo to us was just normal variation back then.

Related Words

Explore More Words

Get the Word Orb API

Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.