menestral

  • 51minstrel — [13] Originally minstrel, like its close relative minister, denoted a ‘servant’. Its musical associations are a comparatively recent development. It goes back ultimately to late Latin ministeriālis ‘official’, a derivative of Latin ministerium… …

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  • 52minstrel — n. 1 a medieval singer or musician, esp. singing or reciting poetry. 2 hist. a person who entertained patrons with singing, buffoonery, etc. 3 (usu. in pl.) a member of a band of public entertainers with blackened faces etc., performing songs and …

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  • 53meneress — menese, menesinge, meneson, menester, menestral, meneuer: see minoress, menise, minishing, menison, minister, minstrel, miniver …

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