menestrier

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Middle French

Etymology

Old French menestrier (first recorded attestation as menestrer), by suffix substitution with menestrel.

Noun

menestrier m (plural menestriers)

  1. minstrel (musical performer)

Descendants

  • French: ménétrier

References

  • menestrier on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)