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| min·strel [ mínstrəl ] (plural min·strels) |
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1. medieval traveling musician: a medieval singer, musician, or reciter of poetry who traveled around from place to place giving performances
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2. entertainer in variety show: any of a group of entertainers who wore black facial makeup and sang and performed in variety shows, a form of entertainment now usually considered racist and highly offensive
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| [13th century. Via Old French menestral "entertainer, craftsman" < late Latin ministerialis "official" < ministerium (see ministry)] |
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