adj. & n.
adj. 1 (esp. of unskilled domestic work) degrading, servile. 2 usu. derog. (of a servant) domestic.
n. 1 a menial servant. 2 a servile person. menially adv.
[ ME f. OF meinee household ]
adj. & n.
adj. 1 (esp. of unskilled domestic work) degrading, servile. 2 usu. derog. (of a servant) domestic.
n. 1 a menial servant. 2 a servile person. menially adv.
[ ME f. OF meinee household ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012