Thesaurus: minstrel
In the Middle Ages, one of an order of men who subsisted by the arts of poetry and music, and sang verses to the accompaniment of a harp or other instrument; in modern times, a poet; a bard; a singer and harper; a musici…
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- n. In the Middle Ages, one of an order of men who subsisted by the arts of poetry and music, and sang verses to the accompaniment of a harp or other instrument; in modern times, a poet; a bard; a singer and harper; a musician.
- n. a singer of folk songs
- n. a performer in a minstrel show
- v. celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels
- In the Middle Ages, one of an order of men who subsisted by the arts of poetry and music, and sang verses to the accompaniment of a harp or other instrument; in modern times, a poet; a bard; a singer and harper; a musician. Chaucer.
- In the Middle Ages, one of an order of men who subsisted by thearts of poetry and music, and sang verses to the accompaniment of aharp or other instrument; in modern times, a poet; a bard; a singerand harper; a musician. Chaucer.
- n:100 n. a performer in a minstrel show v. celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels