n. One of the German lyric poets and singers in the troubadour tradition who flourished from the 1100s to the 1300s. [German, from Middle High German : minne, love (from Old High German minna; see men-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + singer, singer; see MEISTERSINGER.] |
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