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menial

me·nial

UK/ˈmiːni.əl/ US/ˈminiʌl/ uncommon

adjective

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used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

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Origin

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

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