minstrel
11Minstrel — Mịns|trel auch: Mịnst|rel 〈m. 6; in England u. Frankreich im MA〉 Sänger, Spielmann im Dienst eines Fürsten [engl., <afrz. menestrel „Diener, Spielmann“] * * * Minstrel [ mɪnstrəl; englisch, von Menestrel] der, s/ s, 1) Bezeichnung für… …
12minstrel — Synonyms and related words: Broadway musical, Meistersinger, Parnassian, Singspiel, arch poet, artist, artiste, ballad maker, ballad opera, ballad singer, balladeer, balladist, balladmonger, ballet, ballet divertissement, bard, beat poet,… …
13minstrel — Minstrels were originally traveling professional entertainers of late medieval Europe in the tradition of the earlier SCOP or JONGLEUR.While some minstrels were clearly attached at least semipermanently to noble houses, most typically they… …
14minstrel — n. a wandering minstrel * * * [ mɪnstrəl] a wandering minstrel …
15minstrel — UK [ˈmɪnstrəl] / US noun [countable] Word forms minstrel : singular minstrel plural minstrels 1) a singer or musician who travelled and performed in the Middle Ages 2) a white entertainer during the 19th and early 20th centuries who copied the… …
16minstrel — noun Etymology: Middle English menestrel, from Anglo French menestral official, servant, minstrel, from Late Latin ministerialis imperial household officer, from Latin ministerium service, from minister servant more at minister Date: 14th century …
17minstrel — min|strel [ˈmınstrəl] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: menestrel servant, minstrel , from Latin minister; MINISTER1] 1.) a singer or musician in the Middle Ages 2.) one of a group of white singers and dancers who pretended to be black… …
18Minstrel — Mins|trel* der; s, s <aus engl. minstrel, dies über altfr. ministrel, menestrel aus mlat. ministerialis »Dienstmann«, vgl. ↑Ministeriale>: 1. mittelalterlicher Spielmann u. Sänger in England im Dienste eines Adligen; vgl. ↑Menestrel. 2.… …
19minstrel — [13] Originally minstrel, like its close relative minister, denoted a ‘servant’. Its musical associations are a comparatively recent development. It goes back ultimately to late Latin ministeriālis ‘official’, a derivative of Latin ministerium… …
20minstrel — [[t]mɪ̱nstrəl[/t]] minstrels N COUNT In medieval times, a minstrel was a singer and musician who travelled around and entertained noble families …
