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minstrel

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
minstrel/ˈmɪnstrəl/

▶noun a medieval singer or musician.

– origin ME: from OFr. menestral ‘entertainer, servant’, via Provençal from late L. ministerialis, from L. minister (see minister).

'minstrel' also found in these Oxford entries:

jongleur - minstrelsy

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