Definition of Minstrel. Meaning of Minstrel. Synonyms of Minstrel

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Definition of Minstrel

Minstrel
Minstrel Min"strel, n. [OE. minstrel, menestral, OF. menestrel, fr. LL. ministerialis servant, workman (cf. ministrellus harpist), fr. L. ministerium service. See Ministry, and cf. Ministerial.] In the Middle Ages, one of an order of men who subsisted by the arts of poetry and music, and sang verses to the accompaniment of a harp or other instrument; in modern times, a poet; a bard; a singer and harper; a musician. --Chaucer.

Meaning of Minstrel from wikipedia

- A minstrel was an entertainer, initially in medieval Europe. The term originally described any type of entertainer such as a musician, juggler, acrobat...
- The minstrel show, also called minstrelsy, was an American form of theater developed in the early 19th century. The shows were performed by mostly white...
- minstrel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A minstrel was a medieval European entertainer. Minstrel(s) may also refer to: A performer in minstrel shows...
- blackface as a specific practice limited to American culture that began in the minstrel show; a performance art that originated in the United States in the early...
- The Minstrel (11 March 1974 – 3 September 1990) was a Canadian-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Bred in Ontario, he was sold as a yearling...
- The Black and White Minstrel Show is a British light entertainment show on BBC prime-time television that ran from 1958 to 1978. The w****ly variety show...
- been named HMS Minstrel after the medieval European entertainer Minstrel: HMS Minstrel (1807) launched in 1807 and sold in 1817 HMS Minstrel (1865) a Britomart-class...
- Minstrel in the Gallery is the eighth studio album by British rock band Jethro Tull, released in September 1975. The album sees the band going in a different...
- The Minstrel Boy As pla**** on violin by wikipedian Endersslay Problems playing this file? See media help. "The Minstrel Boy" is an Irish song written...
- Virginia Minstrels or Virginia Serenaders was a group of 19th-century American entertainers who helped invent the entertainment form known as the minstrel show...