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Added 9 October 2026

menial

/ˈmiːni.əl/ adjective

Latin root: mānsiō Wiktionary

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Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.
Of or relating to unskilled work.
menial job
Servile; low; mean.
a menial wretch

noun

A servant, especially a domestic servant.
A person who has a subservient nature.

Origin

From Middle English meyneal, from Anglo-Norman mesnal, from maisnee (“household”), from Vulgar Latin *mānsiōnāta, from Latin mānsiō (“house”).

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