Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ministration \Min`is*tra"tion\, n. [L. ministratio, fr.
   ministrare.]
   The act of ministering; service; ministry. ``The days of his
   ministration.'' --Luke i. 23.

Source : WordNet®

ministration
     n : assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions
         provided some relief for the victims" [syn: {relief}, {succor},
          {succour}]