minstrel
min.strel \'min(t)-str*l\ n [ME menestrel, fr. OF, official, servant,
minstrel, fr. LL ministerial]is imperial household officer, fr. L
ministerium service, fr. minister servant - more at MINISTER 1: one of a
class of medieval musical entertainers; esp : a singer of verses to the
accompaniment of a harp 2a: MUSICIAN 2b: POET 3a: one of a troupe of
performers typically giving a program of Negro melod ies, jokes, and
impersonations and usu. blacked in imitation of Negroes 3b: a performance
by a troupe of minstrels