[min-uh-ver] 
| 1. | (in the Middle Ages) a fur of white or spotted white and gray used for linings and trimmings. Compare vair (def. 1). |
| 2. | any white fur, particularly that of the ermine, used esp. on robes of state. |
| min·i·ver (mĭn'ə-vər) n. A white or light gray fur used as a trim on medieval robes and on ceremonial robes of state. [Middle English meniver, from Old French menu vair, small vair : menu, small; see minuet + vair, vair; see vair.] |
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