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MINSTRELSY
minstrelsy
(noun) the art of a minstrel
minstrelsy
(noun) ballads sung by minstrels
minstrelsy
(noun) a troupe of minstrels
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
minstrelsy (countable and uncountable, plural minstrelsies)
The musical and other art and craft of a minstrel.
A group of minstrels.
Any similar modern group performing song and verse.
A collection of minstrel ballads.
Source: Wiktionary
Min"strel*sy, n.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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