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menial |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Menial \Men"ial\, a. [OE. meneal, fr meine, maine, household, OF maisni['e]e, 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Menial \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: menial adj : used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) [syn: {humble}, {lowly}] n : a domestic servant [syn: {dogsbody}]
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