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minstrels' galleries

minstrels' galleries is the plural of minstrels' gallery.

Meaning of minstrels' gallery

Noun

minstrels' gallery (plural minstrels' galleries)

  1. A form of balcony, often inside the great hall of a castle or manor house, where musicians (originally minstrels) could perform, sometimes discreetly hidden from the guests below.
    • It was the earliest brick-constructed house of its size in Shropshire, and is complete with minstrels' gallery, ornate chimneystacks, and vast fireplaces.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 102

Questions about minstrels' galleries

What is minstrels' galleries the plural of?
Minstrels' galleries is the plural of minstrels' gallery.

Words near minstrels' galleries in the dictionary

  1. minstrelling
  2. minstrellings
  3. minstrelries
  4. minstrelry
  5. minstrels
  6. minstrels' galleries
  7. minstrels' gallery
  8. minstrelship
  9. minstrelsies
  10. minstrelsy
  11. mint

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