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menial.

Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmiːni.əl/
  1. Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.

  2. Of or relating to unskilled work.

    menial job
  3. Servile; low; mean.

    a menial wretch
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈmiːni.əl/
  1. A servant, especially a domestic servant.

  2. A person who has a subservient nature.

Where this word comes from

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

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