Found 2 items, similar to Minion.
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Definition: minion
minion
n : a servile or fawning dependant
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Definition: Minion
Minion
\Min"ion\, n.
Minimum. [Obs.] --Burton.
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Minion
\Min"ion\, n. [F. mignon, fr. OHG. minni love, G. minne;
akin to E. mind. See
Mind, and cf.
Mignonette.]
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1. A loved one; one highly esteemed and favored; -- in a good
sense. [Obs.]
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God's disciple and his dearest minion. --Sylvester.
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Is this the Athenian minion whom the world
Voiced so regardfully? --Shak.
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2. An obsequious or servile dependent or agent of another; a
fawning favorite. --Sir J. Davies.
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Go, rate thy minions, proud, insulting boy! --Shak.
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3. (Print.) A small kind of type, in size between brevier and
nonpareil.
[1913 Webster] [hand] This line is printed in minion type.
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4. An ancient form of ordnance, the caliber of which was
about three inches. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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Minion
\Min"ion\, a. [See 2d
Minion.]
Fine; trim; dainty. [Obs.]
“Their . . . minion dancing.”
--Fryth.
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