menial
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noun \ˈmē-nē-əl, -nyəl\Definition of MENIAL
: a person doing menial work; specifically : a domestic servant or retainer
See Examples of MENIAL
- <immigrants to that country faced fierce prejudice and could expect to find work only as menials>
First Known Use of MENIAL
14th century
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adjectiveDefinition of MENIAL
1
: of or relating to servants : lowly
2
a : appropriate to a servant : humble, servile <answered in menial tones> b : lacking interest or dignity <a menial task>
— me·nial·ly adverb
Examples of MENIAL
- <every command was obeyed in the menial manner of someone who seemed grateful just to be in the presence of a celebrity>
Origin of MENIAL
Middle English meynial, from Anglo-French meignal, from mesnee, mayné household, retinue, from Vulgar Latin *mansionata, from Latin mansion-, mansio dwelling — more at mansion
First Known Use: 15th century
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