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minstrel

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪnstr(ə)l/
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Definition of minstrel

noun

  • a medieval singer or musician, especially one who sang or recited lyric or heroic poetry to a musical accompaniment for the nobility: they listened to the minstrels singing songs of knightly prowess
  • chiefly historical a member of a band of entertainers with blackened faces who performed songs and music ostensibly of black American origin.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French menestral 'entertainer, servant', via Provençal from late Latin ministerialis 'servant' (see ministerial)

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