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minstrelsies

minstrelsies is the plural of minstrelsy.

Meaning of minstrelsy

Noun

minstrelsy (countable and uncountable, plural minstrelsies)

  1. The musical and other art and craft of a minstrel.
    • Orfeo makes his way into this palace, and so charms the king with his minstrelsy, that he gives him back his wife.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 86
  2. A group of minstrels.
  3. Any similar modern group performing song and verse.
  4. A collection of minstrel ballads.

Questions about minstrelsies

What is minstrelsies the plural of?
Minstrelsies is the plural of minstrelsy.

Words near minstrelsies in the dictionary

  1. minstrelry
  2. minstrels
  3. minstrels' galleries
  4. minstrels' gallery
  5. minstrelship
  6. minstrelsies
  7. minstrelsy
  8. mint
  9. mint 'n' chip
  10. mint cake
  11. mint cakes

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