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menial

Pronunciation: /ˈmiːni.əl/

The English word “menial” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.
  2. Of or relating to unskilled work.
  3. Servile; low; mean.

noun

  1. A servant, especially a domestic servant.
  2. A person who has a subservient nature.

Etymology

From Middle English meyneal, from Anglo-Norman mesnal, from maisnee (“household”), from Vulgar Latin *mānsiōnāta, from Latin mānsiō (“house”).

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