minion
1490, from Middle French mignon, from Old French mignon, from frk *minnju, from Proto-Germanic *minþijō, *mindijō ("affectionate thought, care"), from Proto-Indo-European *men-. Pronunciation
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1490, from Middle French mignon, from Old French mignon, from frk *minnju, from Proto-Germanic *minþijō, *mindijō ("affectionate thought, care"), from Proto-Indo-European *men-. Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈmɪnjən/
minion
- A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
- Synonyms: disciple, follower, Thesaurus:loyal follower
- The archvillain deployed his minions to simultaneously rob every bank in the city.
- A sycophantic follower.
- (obsolete) A loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured.
- God's disciple and his dearest minion
- c. 1605–1608, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act 4, scene 3]:
- Is this the Athenian minion whom the world / Voiced so regardfully?
- (obsolete) An ancient form of ordnance with a calibre of about three inches.
- (uncountable, typography, printing) The size of type between nonpareil and brevier, standardized as 7-point.
- Obsolete form of minimum#English|minimum.
- 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.
- French: subalterne, sous-fifre, séide
- German: Ergebener, Untergebener, Lakai
- Portuguese: favorito, lacaio
- Russian: ве́рный слуга́
- Spanish: lacayo, súbdito, sirviente, subalterno
minion
- (obsolete) Favoured, beloved; "pet".
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, John Florio, transl., The Essayes, […], book 1, p.148, printed at London: By Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821 ↗:
- These favours, with the commodities that follow minion Courtiers, corrupt […] his libertie, and dazle his judgement.
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