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minstrel definition

min·strel (min′strəl)

noun

  1. any of a medieval class of entertainers who traveled from place to place: known esp. for singing and reciting to musical accompaniment
  2. Old Poet. a poet, singer, or musician
  3. ☆ a performer in a minstrel show

Etymology: ME menestrel < OFr, minstrel, servant, orig., official < LL ministerialis, imperial officer < L ministerium, ministry

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