Thesaurus: minstrelsy
The arts and occupation of minstrels; the singing and playing of a minstrel.
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- n. The arts and occupation of minstrels; the singing and playing of a minstrel.
- n. Musical instruments.
- n. A collective body of minstrels, or musicians; also, a collective body of minstrels' songs.
- n. a troupe of minstrels
- n. ballads sung by minstrels
- n. the art of a minstrel
- 1. The arts and occupation of minstrels; the singing and playing of a minstrel. 2. Musical instruments. [Obs.] Chaucer. 3. A collective body of minstrels, or musicians; also, a collective body of minstrels' songs. Chaucer. "The minstrelsy of heaven." Milton.
- n:100 n. a troupe of minstrels n. ballads sung by minstrels n. the art of a minstrel