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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
minion
    n 1: a servile or fawning dependant

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Minion \Min"ion\, a. [See 2d Minion.]
   Fine; trim; dainty. [Obs.] "Their . . . minion dancing."
   --Fryth.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Minion \Min"ion\, n.
   Minimum. [Obs.] --Burton.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Minion \Min"ion\, n. [F. mignon, fr. OHG. minni love, G. minne;
   akin to E. mind. See Mind, and cf. Mignonette.]
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   1. A loved one; one highly esteemed and favored; -- in a good
      sense. [Obs.]
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            God's disciple and his dearest minion. --Sylvester.
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            Is this the Athenian minion whom the world
            Voiced so regardfully?                --Shak.
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   2. An obsequious or servile dependent or agent of another; a
      fawning favorite. --Sir J. Davies.
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            Go, rate thy minions, proud, insulting boy! --Shak.
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   3. (Print.) A small kind of type, in size between brevier and
      nonpareil.
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   4. An ancient form of ordnance, the caliber of which was
      about three inches. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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