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.
Is this the Athenian minion whom the world
Voiced so regardfully?
2.
An obsequious or servile dependent or agent of another; a fawning favorite. — Sir J. Davies
Go, rate thy minions, proud, insulting boy!
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.