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admĭnistrātĭo , ōnis, f. administro.
I. Lit., a ministration, aid, assistance: “quae nec haberemus, nisi manus et ars accessissent, nec his sine hominum administratione uteremur,” Cic. Off. 2, 3, 12: “aquae,” the right distribution of, Vitr. 9, 8, 10.— Hence,
II. Fig., the direction, management, or administration of a thing, i. q. curatio, procuratio: “utrum (di) omni curatione et administratione rerum vacent,” Cic. N. D. 1, 1, 2: “rerum magnarum agitatio atque administratio,” id. Inv. 2, 54, 163: “mundi,” id. N. D. 2, 34, 86; so id. Fam. 1, 9; 15, 1: “portūs,” the use of, Caes. B. C. 1, 25; 2, 2; Liv. 34, 6; Tac. Agr. 19; so absol.: “Ideo habentes administrationem,” ministry, Vulg. 2 Cor. 4, 1.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (10):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 1.9
    • New Testament, 2 Corinthians, 4.1
    • Vitruvius, On Architecture, 9.8.10
    • Caesar, Civil War, 1.25
    • Tacitus, Agricola, 19
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 34, 6
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 1.1
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 2.34
    • Cicero, De Officiis, 2.3
    • Cicero, De Inventione, 2.54
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