minstrelsy


min·strel·sy

noun \-sē\

Definition of MINSTRELSY

1
: the singing and playing of a minstrel
2
: a body of minstrels
3
: a group of songs or verse

Examples of MINSTRELSY

  1. <the traditional forms of German minstrelsy>

Origin of MINSTRELSY

Middle English minstralcie, from Anglo-French menestralsie, from menestral
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to MINSTRELSY

Synonyms: poetry, poesy, song, verse
Antonyms: prose
Related Words: rhyme (also rime); blank verse, free verse, vers libre
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