Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - minstrel
Minstrel
minstrel
n. 1 a medieval singer or musician, esp. singing or reciting poetry. 2 hist. a person who entertained patrons with singing, buffoonery, etc. 3 (usu. in pl.) a member of a band of public entertainers with blackened faces etc., performing songs and music ostensibly of Negro origin. Etymology: ME f. OF menestral entertainer, servant, f. Prov. menest(ai)ral officer, employee, musician, f. LL ministerialis official, officer: see MINISTERIAL
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noun see: minister Date: 14th century one of a class of medieval musical entertainers, 2. musician, poet, 3. any of a troupe of performers typically giving a program of black American melodies, jokes, and impersonations and usually wearing blackface, a performance by a troupe of ~s ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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