'Minstrelsy' definitions:
Definition of 'minstrelsy'
(from WordNet)
noun
A troupe of minstrels
noun
Ballads sung by minstrels
noun
The art of a minstrel
Definition of 'Minstrelsy'
From: GCIDE
- Minstrelsy \Min"strel*sy\, n.
- 1. The arts and occupation of minstrels; the singing and playing of a minstrel. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Musical instruments. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A collective body of minstrels, or musicians; also, a collective body of minstrels' songs. --Chaucer. "The minstrelsy of heaven." --Milton. [1913 Webster]