Minion
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min·ion 
[min-yuhn] Pronunciation Key
[min-yuhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
–adjective
| 1. | a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power. |
| 2. | a favored or highly regarded person. |
| 3. | a minor official. |
| 4. | Printing. a 7-point type. |
| 5. | dainty; elegant; trim; pretty. |
[Origin: 1490–1500; < MF mignon, for OF mignot dainty < ?]
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| min·ion
(mĭn'yən) Pronunciation Key
n.
[French mignon, darling, from Old French mignot, mignon.] |
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minion
1501, "a favorite; a darling; a low dependant; one who pleases rather than benefits" [Johnson], from M.Fr. mignon "a favorite, darling" (n.), also "dainty, pleasing, favorite" (adj.), from O.Fr. mignot, perhaps of Celt. origin (cf. O.Ir. min "tender, soft"), or from O.H.G. minnja, minna "love, memory." Used without disparaging overtones 16c.-17c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Minion
Mign"iard\, a. [F. mignard, akin to mignon. See Minion.] Soft; dainty. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Mi"gnon\, a. [F.] See 3d Minion.
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Mi`gnon*ette"\, n. [F. mignonnette, dim. of mignon darling. See 2d Minion.] (Bot.) A plant (Reseda odorata) having greenish flowers with orange-colored stamens, and exhaling a delicious fragrance. In Africa it is a low shrub, but further north it is usually an annual herb. Mignonette pepper, coarse pepper.
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