MINSTREL - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a performer in a minstrel show
Categories: Performer, Performing artist
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Verb
celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels
Categories: Sing
Synonyms
Folk singer, Troubadour, Minstrel, Poet-singer, Jongleur
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "minstrel" comes from Latin ministeriālis. It started in Old French menestral. Then it appeared in Middle English menestrel.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each civilization borrowed this word because they encountered the concept through cultural contact.