MINION , a favourite, pet or spoiled person. The word is adapted from the Fr. mignon (Ital. mignone), of which the origin is doubtful. Connexions with the O.H. Ger. minna, love, and with a Celtic root min-, meaning small, have been suggested. " Minion " is chiefly applied in a derogatory sense to the " creatures " of a royal
" minion " was the name of a type of cannon with a small bore. In typography, it is still used for the type which comes between "nonpareil " and " brevier."
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