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minstrelsy

min·strel·sy [ mínstrəlssee ] (plural min·strel·sies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. minstrel's art: a minstrel's art or performance, or the profession of a minstrel

2. minstrels' poems and songs: the poems and songs written and performed by minstrels or by a particular minstrel

3. minstrel troupe: a troupe of medieval minstrels

[14th century. < Old French menestralsie< menestrel (see minstrel)]
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