Minstrelsy Definition

mĭnstrəl-sē
minstrelsies
noun
The art or occupation of a minstrel.
Webster's New World
A group of minstrels.
Webster's New World
A collection of minstrels' ballads or songs.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
minstrelsy
Plural:
minstrelsies

Origin of Minstrelsy

  • From Middle English minstralcie, from 13th century Anglo-Norman menestralsie, menestralcie, from Middle French or directly from Old French menestrel 'minstrel', itself from Medieval Latin ministralis "servant, jester, singer," from Late Latin ministerialis "imperial household officer, one having an official duty", from the adjective ministerialis "ministerial, servants -", from Latin ministerium 'service'

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English minstralsie from Anglo-Norman menestralsie from Old French menestrel entertainer minstrel

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Minstrelsy Sentence Examples

  • He assisted in clearing the hall for dancing or minstrelsy, and laid the tables for chess or draughts, and he also shared in the pastimes for which he had made preparation.

  • By nature it is a sun-steeped southern region, the home of the vine and olive, of the minstrelsy of the Provençal and the exuberance of Tartarin, distinct from the colder and more sober north.

  • Scott's dissertation on fairies in The Border Minstrelsy is rich in lore, though necessarily Scott had not the wide field of comparative study opened by more recent researches.

  • Their work was eventually published (in 1882) as The Northumbrian minstrelsy, and original copies are now much sought after.

  • Many of them were rescued from oblivion by Sir Walter Scott, who ransacked the district for materials for his Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, which appeared in 1802 and 1803.

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