Minion

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adj Fine; trim; dainty.

II. Minion ·noun Minimum.

III. Minion ·noun A small kind of type, in size between brevier and nonpareil.

IV. Minion ·noun A loved one; one highly esteemed and favored;

— in a good sense.

V. Minion ·noun An ancient form of ordnance, the caliber of which was about three inches.

VI. Minion ·noun An obsequious or servile dependent or agent of another; a fawning favorite.

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