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| 1. | a medieval poet and musician who sang or recited while accompanying himself on a stringed instrument, either as a member of a noble household or as an itinerant troubadour. |
| 2. | a musician, singer, or poet. |
| 3. | one of a troupe of comedians, usually white men made up as black performers, presenting songs, jokes, etc. |
| min·strel (mĭn'strəl) n.
[Middle English minstral, from Old French menestrel, servant, entertainer, from Late Latin ministeriālis, official in the imperial household, from Latin ministerium, ministry; see ministry.] |
Minstrel
(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.