minstrelsy

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɪnstrəlsɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(min′strəl sē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
min•strel•sy  (min′strəl sē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Music and Dancethe art or practice of a minstrel.
  2. Music and Danceminstrels' songs, ballads, etc.:a collection of Scottish minstrelsy.
  • Anglo-Latin ministralcia, menestralcia. See minstrel, -cy
  • Anglo-French menestralsie)
  • Middle English minstralcie (1275–1325

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
minstrelsy /ˈmɪnstrəlsɪ/ n ( pl -sies)
  1. the art of a minstrel
  2. the poems, music, or songs of a minstrel
  3. a troupe of minstrels
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