Oh, I think it's a useful word, when used correctly. Like in the Wycliffite Bible, for instance:
(1384): 2 Cor. (Douce 369(2)) iii. 7-8 If the mynistracioun of deeth defformyd by lettris in stoones was in glorie..hou not more the mynistracioun of spirit schal be in glorie?
That's the earliest noted usage in the OED.
But when it's used in a sexual sense, instead of a pastoral sense, which is the most common correct usage, it's pretty gross, I'll admit.
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(1384): 2 Cor. (Douce 369(2)) iii. 7-8 If the mynistracioun of deeth defformyd by lettris in stoones was in glorie..hou not more the mynistracioun of spirit schal be in glorie?
That's the earliest noted usage in the OED.
But when it's used in a sexual sense, instead of a pastoral sense, which is the most common correct usage, it's pretty gross, I'll admit.
Sorry. Never ask a language nerd. :)