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minstrel /minˈstrəl/ noun- Orig a professional entertainer
- Now esp a medieval musician, itinerant or attached to a noble household, who sang or recited his own or others' poems, accompanying himself on a stringed instrument (historical)
- A poet, singer or musician (poetic)
- One of a troupe of entertainers, orig in 19c USA, performing in blackface and playing banjos, etc
ORIGIN: OFr menestrel, from LL ministeriālis, from L minister attendant minˈstrelsy /-si/ noun - The art or occupation of a minstrel
- Music (archaic)
- A company or body of minstrels
- A collection of minstrels' poems or songs
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