minstrel

minstrel
\ \ [13] Originally minstrel, like its close relative minister, denoted a ‘servant’. Its musical associations are a comparatively recent development. It goes back ultimately to late Latin ministeriālisofficial’, a derivative of Latin ministerium (source of English ministry).
\ \ Old French took it over as menestral, and it was here that a gradual specialization in meaning took place, from ‘servant’ via ‘entertainer’ to ‘singer’.
\ \ Cf.MINISTER

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