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Webster 1913 Edition
Minion
Min′ion
,Noun.
Minimum.
[Obs.]
Burton.
Min′ion
,Noun.
1.
A loved one; one highly esteemed and favored; – in a good sense.
[Obs.]
God’s disciple and his dearest
minion
. Sylvester.
Is this the Athenian
Voiced so regardfully?
minion
whom the worldVoiced so regardfully?
Shakespeare
2.
An obsequious or servile dependent or agent of another; a fawning favorite.
Sir J. Davies.
Go, rate thy
minions
, proud, insulting boy! Shakespeare
3.
(Print.)
A small kind of type, in size between brevier and nonpareil.
☞ This line is printed in minion type.
4.
An ancient form of ordnance, the caliber of which was about three inches.
[Obs.]
Beau. & Fl.
Webster 1828 Edition
Minion
MIN'ION
,Adj.