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minstrelsy Definition

min·strelsy (-sē)

noun pl. -·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

minstrelsy Synonyms

minstrelsy

n.

balladry, folk music, Lieder (German); see song.

minstrelsy Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

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

Noun used with modifier

  • blackface: Conference presentations include pieces on Jack Kerouac and blackface minstrelsy, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Theodor Adorno.

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