minstrel

medieval profession; type of musician, singer in medieval Europe
Intangible historical_profession Q841192
minstrel
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minstrel

Summary

minstrel is a historical profession[1]. minstrel draws 1,952 Wikipedia views per month (historical_profession category, ranking #23 of 153).[2]

Key Facts

  • minstrel's instance of is recorded as historical profession[3].
  • minstrel is a type of musician[4].
  • minstrel's Commons category is recorded as Minstrels[5].
  • minstrel's field of this occupation is recorded as minstrelsy[6].
  • minstrel's said to be the same as is recorded as ménétrier[7].
  • minstrel's said to be the same as is recorded as jester[8].
  • minstrel's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[9].
  • minstrel's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • minstrel's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • minstrel's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12].
  • minstrel's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • minstrel's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • minstrel's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[15].
  • minstrel's partially coincident with is recorded as jongleur[16].
  • minstrel's partially coincident with is recorded as troubadour[17].
  • minstrel's different from is recorded as blackface minstrel performer[18].
  • minstrel's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ménestrelle'}[19].
  • minstrel's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'menestrelino'}[20].

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Definition and Type

minstrel's instance of is recorded as historical profession[3]. minstrel is a type of musician[4].

Why It Matters

minstrel draws 1,952 Wikipedia views per month (historical_profession category, ranking #23 of 153).[2] minstrel has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] minstrel is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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