minstrelsies

Variant of minstrelsy

minstrelsy definition

min·strelsy (-sē)

noun pl. minstrelsies -·sies

  1. the art or occupation of a minstrel
  2. a group of minstrels
  3. a collection of minstrels' ballads or songs

Etymology: ME menestralcie < OFr menestralsie

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