What does "minstrelsy" mean?
Minstrelsy: Musical instruments. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Additional senses
- 2.A collective body of minstrels, or musicians; also, a collective body of minstrels' songs. Chaucer. "The minstrelsy of heaven." Milton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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