Minion

n.	1.	Minimum.
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	1.	A loved one; one highly esteemed and favored; - in a good sense. God's disciple and his dearest minion. - Sylvester. Is this the Athenian minion whom the world Voiced so regardfully? - Shak.
	2.	An obsequious or servile dependent or agent of another; a fawning favorite. Go, rate thy minions, proud, insulting boy! - Shak.
	3.	(Print.) A small kind of type, in size between brevier and nonpareil.
	4.	An ancient form of ordnance, the caliber of which was about three inches.
a.	1.	Fine; trim; dainty.

Noun

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minion - a servile or fawning dependant

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