humble, menial, lowly
(adjective) used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
menial
(noun) a domestic servant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
menial (comparative more menial, superlative most menial)
Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.
Of or relating to unskilled work.
Servile; low; mean.
menial (plural menials)
A servant, especially a domestic servant.
A person who has a subservient nature.
• Elamin, Melian
Source: Wiktionary
Men"ial, a. Etym: [OE. meneal, fr. meine, maine, household, OF. maisniée, maisnie, LL. mansionaticum. See Mansion, and cf. Meine, n., Meiny.]
1. Belonging to a retinue or train of servants; performing servile office; serving. Two menial dogs before their master pressed. Dryden.
2. Pertaining to servants, esp. domestic servants; servile; low; mean. " Menial offices." Swift.
Men"ial, n.
1. A domestic servant or retainer, esp. one of humble rank; one employed in low or servile offices.
2. A person of a servile character or disposition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2024
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
