minerval
minerval noun: a gift given in gratitude by a student to a teacher; financial compensation paid to a teacher for their services.
Noun (1)
minerval (plural minervals)
- A gift given in gratitude by a student to a teacher; financial compensation paid to a teacher for their services.
- Thoſe teachers that be of the wiſer ſort, cal for their ſchoolage and minervals of their ſcholars, not all after one maner, but diverſly: a number of them, according as the preſent occaſion requireth, who promiſe not to make them wiſe men, and that within a yeere; […]1603, Plutarch, “The Contradictions of Stociek philoſophers”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Philosophie, Commonlie Called, The Morals […], London: […] Arnold Hatfield, →OCLC, page 1068
Noun (2) capitalized: Minerval
Minerval (plural Minervals)
- A member of the early Bavarian Illuminati, ranking above a novice.
Forms of minerval
| plural | minervals |
|---|---|
| plural | Minervals |
Origin of minerval
Learned borrowing from Latin Minervālis.
Questions about minerval
- What does minerval mean?
- Minerval means a gift given in gratitude by a student to a teacher; financial compensation paid to a teacher for their services.
- What part of speech is minerval?
- Minerval is a noun.
- What is the plural of minerval?
- The plural of minerval is minervals.
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