ad·min·is·ter /əd-'mi-nə-stər/ vb -is·tered, -is·ter·ing
vt
1: to manage the affairs of (as a government or agency)
2 a: to direct or supervise the execution, use, or conduct of
administer a trust fund
b: to settle (an estate) under a court appointment as administrator or executor
3 a: to give ritually
administer an oath
b: to give (as a narcotic) for the purpose of ingesting
vi
1: to perform the office of an administrator or executor
2: to manage or conduct affairs
ad·min·is·tra·ble /əd-'mi-nə-strə-bəl/ adj
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.