Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Minion

Minion , noun

Minimum. [Obsolete] — Burton

Minion , noun

[French mignon, from Old High German minni love, German minne; akin to English mind. See Mind, and compare Mignonette.]

1.
A loved one; one highly esteemed and favored; -- in a good sense. [Obsolete]
God's disciple and his dearest minion. — Sylvester
Is this the Athenian minion whom the world Voiced so regardfully? — Shakespeare
2.
An obsequious or servile dependent or agent of another; a fawning favorite. — Sir J. Davies
Go, rate thy minions, proud, insulting boy! — Shakespeare
3.
(Printing) A small kind of type, in size between brevier and nonpareil.
4.
An ancient form of ordnance, the caliber of which was about three inches. [Obsolete] — Beau. & Fl

Minion , adjective

[See 2d Minion.]

Fine; trim; dainty. [Obsolete]
Their... minion dancing. — Fryth