minion

UK: /ˈmɪnjən/ US: /ˈmɪnjən/ ,(min′yən)

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min•ion /ˈmɪnyən/   n. [countable]

1. a low-ranking worker who follows blindly his or her superior.

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min•ion  (min′yən), n. 

1. a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
2. a favored or highly regarded person.
3. a minor official.
4. Printing a 7-point type.

adj. 

5. dainty;
   elegant;
   trim;
   pretty.

• ?
• Middle French mignon, for Old French mignot dainty
• 1490–1500

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minion / ˈmɪnjən/ noun

1. a favourite or dependant, esp a servile or fawning one
2. a servile agent

Etymology: 16th Century: from French mignon, from Old French mignot, of Gaulish origin