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Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: mignon word for a much-loved person

minion

 noun
     
min‧ion [countable usually plural]
someone's minions are the people who just obey their orders and do unskilled work - used humorously:
I was shown into the office by one of her minions.
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