minion

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With all her air of ingenuousness and simplicity, the minion is artful and dangerous She has a high mark, I am persuaded--no less than the throne But Henry cannot wed her--he cannot divorce me," said Anne So thought Catherine of Arragon," replied her father; "and yet she was divorced.

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  1. noun An obsequious follower or dependent; a sycophant.
  2. noun A subordinate official, especially a servile one.
  3. noun One who is highly esteemed or favored; a darling.

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  • Tiny Doom has now attached to Sieur Oso's hairy ankle and her grip--hands and teeth--is not dislodged by his antic kicking, though whether the minion is now dancing because Tiny Doom is gnawing on his ankle or because his throat is a massive chewy-mess, it's hard to say. —  FSF, July 2006
  • Through the auction room they run, scattering cheese platters, waiters, cocktails and conversationists, crunching crackers underfoot, knocking down a minion--there--open veranda doors, and beyond those doors, the sparkle of hurdy-gurdy lights. —  FSF, July 2006
  • A disgruntled ex-minion or two might even be in the lot She doubted Kirk would suspect her. —  AHMM, October 2006
  • Israel is America's evil minion, at the bottom of nearly every instance of Uncle Sam's aggression. —  Freedom Rider
  • These stones [can summon] a minion, a structure, or a powerful spell onto the field of battle. —  1UP RSS feed
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minion:   minions
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. French mignon, darling, from Old French mignot, mignon.

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  1. Early modern English also mineon, minyon, mynion, mignion, mignon (= Italian mignone), from Old French and F. mignon, a favorite, darling; as adjective, favorite, pleasing, dainty; from Old High German minna, Middle High German minne, memory, love; see min, mind. Cf. mignonette.
  2. Origin not ascertained.
 

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