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Meanings of minstrel in inglês

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Medieval profession; type of musician, singer in medieval Europe.

        Related terms
        menestrel
        português
        jogral
        catalão
        joglar
        espanhol
        juglar

        A singer of folk songs.

              jogral
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              Examples for "minstrels"
              Examples for "minstrels"
              1
              Korin held court in his great hall, surrounded by jugglers and minstrels.
              The Bone Doll's Twin
              2
              The stage in Jeffries' Hall was too small to accommodate the minstrels.
              Watch Yourself Go By
              3
              The Norman minstrels, then, took English tales and made them into romances.
              English Literature for Boys and Girls
              4
              These were gradually fused into long epic poems by the wandering minstrels.
              Song and Legend from the Middle Ages
              5
              A few moments later, three or four of the minstrels were arrested.
              Watch Yourself Go By
              1
              Monsieur Ménétrier, do come at once and take the little friar out of the watch's clutches.
              The Queen Pedauque
              Usage of minstrel in inglês
              1
              That is the idea the minstrel tries to voice to the princess.
              Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel
              2
              The minstrel nodded to each message, repeating it back word for word.
              Songs of love and death: all-original tales of star-crossed love
              3
              This dash of the monk and the minstrel is a sure sign.
              Farina
              4
              The balcony now held only two forms,-theminstrel and the handsome lady.
              Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 03
              5
              For the friendship between Diane and the handsome minstrel was steadily growing.
              Diane of the Green Van
              6
              It was the undying minstrel jest, the comedy of a black face.
              Birthright: A Novel
              7
              The three kings left not the doughty minstrel alone among his foemen.
              The Fall of the Nibelungs
              8
              Sweet was the minstrel's song, and the warriors were happy in Heorot.
              National Epics
              9
              As was the custom in those times, the minstrel's welcome was hearty.
              Stories of the Border Marches
              10
              The minstrel turned a somewhat surprised and somewhat inquisitive look towards Kenelm.
              Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 08
              11
              The minstrel stopped their way and besought Piero to hear his story.
              Historic Boyhoods
              12
              He came to invite the stranger minstrel to partake of their fare.
              The Scottish Chiefs
              13
              Again the minstrel took his harp and sang, and again Odysseus wept.
              Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca / Adapted from the Third Book of th...
              14
              The minstrel plucked his lute, as if begging attention, and then continued.
              Sons of the Oak
              15
              You could make billions designing sets for minstrel shows and vaudeville tours.
              American empire: blood and iron
              16
              And the bride, of whom the minstrel sang,-shetoo had to follow-
              Early Plays — Catiline, the Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans
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