minstrel
51minstrel — noun a) A medieval traveling entertainer who would sing and recite poetry, often to his own musical accompaniment. b) One of a troupe of entertainers who wore black makeup ( …
52Minstrel — (Matt. 9:23), a flute player. Such music was a usual accompaniment of funerals. In 2 Kings 3:15 it denotes a player on a stringed instrument …
53Minstrel — Orig. a servant or handyman with specific functions; later, a person hired by a court or its lord to make music and sing, also to act and clown. In the 12c they were condemned in *canon law by Gratian (d. 1159), and later in the decretals of Pope …
54minstrel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. poet, troubadour, jongleur, bard. See poetry, music. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. ballad singer, balladeer, bard, minnesinger, troubadour, jongleur, street singer, songsmith, trovatore (Italian), trouvère… …
55Minstrel — Mịns|trel auch: Mịnst|rel 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; in England im MA〉 Sänger, Spielmann im Dienst eines Fürsten [Etym.: engl. <afrz. menestrel »Diener, Spielmann«] …
56minstrel — min|strel [ mınstrəl ] noun count 1. ) a singer or musician who traveled and performed in the Middle Ages 2. ) a white entertainer during the 19th and early 20th centuries who copied the appearance and singing of black people …
57minstrel — англ. [ми/нстрэл] 1) менестрель поэт, певец, музыкант средневековья 2) в США белые певцы и танцоры, загримир. под негров и исполняющие негр. песни и танцы …
58minstrel — m I, DB. a; lm M. e, DB. i a. ów «średniowieczny, wędrowny śpiewak i recytator poezji trubadurów i truwerów, często również sam komponujący tańce i pieśni» ‹ang. z fr.› …
59minstrel — sb. [menstral]. RG. 53; [menestral]. RG. 272 …
60minstrel — min·strel || mɪnstrÉ™l n. wandering singer, bard (Medieval); member of a group of singers who often perform in blackface …
