Index of English words, starting with "mi"

(1) - Minorite (n.) A Franciscan friar.

(1) - Minority (a. & n.) The smaller number; -- opposed to majority; as, the minority must be ruled by the majority.
(2) - Minority (a. & n.) State of being less or small.
(3) - Minority (a. & n.) The state of being a minor, or under age.

(1) - Minotaur (n.) A fabled monster, half man and half bull, confined in the labyrinth constructed by Daedalus in Crete.

(1) - Minster (n.) A church of a monastery. The name is often retained and applied to the church after the monastery has ceased to exist (as Beverly Minster, Southwell Minster, etc.), and is also improperly used for any large church.

(1) - Minstrel (n.) In the Middle Ages, one of an order of men who subsisted by the arts of poetry and music, and sang verses to the accompaniment of a harp or other instrument; in modern times, a poet; a bard; a singer and harper; a musician.