prae-mĭnistro, āre, v. n. and a.
I Neutr. , to wait or attend upon , to minister to any one (post-class.): magistratibus, of the lictors , Gell. 12, 3, 3; cf. id. 10, 3, 13: alicui, Ap. Met. 5, 2, 16.—
II Act. , to furnish , supply , hand to any one: ac praeministrasse modulos, Gell. 1, 11, 10; Tert. Bapt. 11: fabulas, id. Apol. 21.