Minerval
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Minerval is a noun meaning (archaic) A gift given in gratitude by a student to a teacher; financial compensation paid to a teacher for their services.
Meaning
(archaic) A gift given in gratitude by a student to a teacher; financial compensation paid to a teacher for their services.
Example Sentences
Thoſe teachers that be of the wiſer ſort, cal for their ſchoolage and minervals of their ſcholars, not all after one maner, but diverſly: a number of them, according as the preſent occaſion requireth, who promiſe not to make them wiſe men, and that within a yeere; […]
Word Forms
- minervals
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mutuum, merchet, meed, mail, memorial, millrea.
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