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Definition of: menial
(mē′nē·əl, mēn′yəl) adjective
1. Pertaining or appropriate to servants.
2. Servile. See synonyms under BASE2
—noun
1. One doing servile work: generally in contempt.
2. Figuratively, a person of low or servile nature. [<AF <OF meisniee, maisnie household <LL mansionata <L mansio house]
—me′·ni·al·ly adverb
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