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Minion \Min"ion\, a. [See 2d {Minion}.]
Fine; trim; dainty. [Obs.] "Their . . . minion dancing."
--Fryth.
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Minion \Min"ion\, n.
Minimum. [Obs.] --Burton.
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Minion \Min"ion\, n. [F. mignon, fr. OHG. minni love, G. minne;
akin to E. mind. See {Mind}, and cf. {Mignonette}.]
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1. A loved one; one highly esteemed and favored; -- in a good
sense. [Obs.]
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God's disciple and his dearest minion. --Sylvester.
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Is this the Athenian minion whom the world
Voiced so regardfully? --Shak.
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2. An obsequious or servile dependent or agent of another; a
fawning favorite. --Sir J. Davies.
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Go, rate thy minions, proud, insulting boy! --Shak.
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3. (Print.) A small kind of type, in size between brevier and
nonpareil.
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4. An ancient form of ordnance, the caliber of which was
about three inches. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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