menial
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English meinial, from Anglo-Norman meignial, from meignee (“household”), from Vulgar Latin mansionata, from Latin mānsiō, mānsiōn (“house”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
menial (comparative more menial, superlative most menial)
- Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.
- Of or relating to unskilled work.
[edit] Translations
of or relating to work normally performed by a servant
[edit] Noun
menial (plural menials)
- A servant, especially a domestic servant.
- A person who has a subservient nature.
- His sister was a menial girl, but he sought to help her develop a mind of her own.
[edit] Translations
domestic servant
subservient person
