English → Latin
“administer” in Latin
administrōto attend upon, assist, serve; to take charge of, direct, manage, administer, do, accomplish; governgerōto carry, bear; to manage, conduct (e.g., one's affairs); to rule, governprōcūrōto manage, administer; to take care of, attend to, look after any thingnegōtiumbusiness, employment, occupation, affair; difficulty, pains, trouble, labor; matter, thing (= πρᾶγμα (prâgma))bellumwarrēspūblicaa republic, commonwealth; the state, nation; politics, civil affairsmagistrātusa magistrate, official; a magisterial office, civil office, magistracymūnusa service, office, employment; a burden, duty, obligation; a service, favorofficiumduty, service, office; obligation, an obligatory service, visit, or gesture; kindness, favor, courtesyhonorhonor, esteem, dignity, reputation, office
The English word administer itself goes back to Latin minister, through administrare.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
administer
administrare (to manage or administer anything: negotium, rem, bellum, rempublicam, magistratum): fungi aliqua re (to perform anything thoroughly, and to one’s own satisfaction: munere, officiis, honoribus): gerere (to bear, to carry on; with reference to one’s conduct in power: magistratum, imperium, honores, rempublicam, rem, rem bene, male): praeesse alicui rei (to preside over it): procurare (to manage anything for another in his absence).
Afford, Vid:
Contribute to, Vid. PHRASE, to administer an oath to anybody, alicui jusjurandum deferre (to put him onhis oath; to tender an oath to him): jurejurando aliquem astringere, obstringere, obligare (to bind anybody by oath). To administer physic to anybody, dare alicui medicamentum (ad or contra aliquid): medicamentum potui dare alicui (if it is a draught): adhibere medicinam alicui (to employ it in anybody’s case). To administer poison to anybody, venenum alicui infundere. To administer the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, *celebrare eucharistiam. To administer justice, judicium facere (of coming to a decision in a particular case): jus dicere. dare, reddere (general term for pronouncing sentence, especially of the praetor, and governors of provinces): judicium exercere (to preside over a judicial investigation, as judge).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for administer?
- The usual Latin words for “administer” are administrō, gerō, prōcūrō; also negōtium, bellum, rēspūblica. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.