Minion

//ˈmɪnjən// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Favoured, beloved; "pet". obsolete

    "These favours, with the commodities that follow minion Courtiers, corrupt[…]his libertie, and dazle his judgement."

Noun
  1. 1
    A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being. countable, uncountable

    "The archvillain deployed his minions to simultaneously rob every bank in the city."

  2. 2
    a servile or fawning dependant wordnet
  3. 3
    A sycophantic follower. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    The size of type between nonpareil and brevier, standardized as 7-point. uncountable
  5. 5
    A loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "God's disciple and his dearest minion"

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  1. 6
    An ancient form of ordnance with a calibre of about three inches. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "Gun. My Cannons rung like Bells. Here's to my Mistress, The dainty sweet brass Minion: split their Fore-mast, She never fail'd."

  2. 7
    Obsolete form of minium. alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "Of philosophers and scholars priscae sapientiae dictatores, I have already spoken in general terms, those superintendents of wit and learning, men above men, those refined men, minions of the muses."

Etymology

Etymology 1

1490, from Middle French mignon (“lover, royal favourite, darling”), from Old French mignon (“dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind”), from Frankish *minnju (“love, friendship, affection, memory”), from Proto-Germanic *minþijō, *mindijō (“affectionate thought, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Doublet of mignon.

Etymology 2

1490, from Middle French mignon (“lover, royal favourite, darling”), from Old French mignon (“dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind”), from Frankish *minnju (“love, friendship, affection, memory”), from Proto-Germanic *minþijō, *mindijō (“affectionate thought, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Doublet of mignon.

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