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Definition of minstrel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

minstrel

noun

/ˈmɪnstrəl/

/ˈmɪnstrəl/

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a musician or singer in the Middle Ages
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French menestral ‘entertainer, servant’, via Provençal from late Latin ministerialis ‘servant’.

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