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menial definition

me·nial (mē′nē əl, mēn′yəl)

adjective

  1. of or fit for servants; lowly; humble a menial task
  2. servile; low; mean

Etymology: ME meynal < Anglo-Fr meignal < meiniee, a family retainer, servant < OFr meisniee, household < L mansio: see mansion

noun

  1. a domestic servant
  2. a servile, low person

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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