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Monial vs Menial - What's the difference?

monial | menial |

As nouns the difference between monial and menial

is that monial is a mullion while menial is a servant, especially a domestic servant.

As an adjective menial is

of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.

monial

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) moinel

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete, architecture) A mullion.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) monyale, (etyl) monyalle, or their source, monialis.

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Anagrams

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    menial

    English

    (wikipedia menial)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.
  • Of or relating to unskilled work. (rfex)
  • servile; low; mean
    • His sister was a menial girl, but he sought to help her develop a mind of her own.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A servant, especially a domestic servant.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Michael Arlen), title= “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days, chapter=Ep./4/2
    • , passage=The world was awake to the 2nd of May, but Mayfair is not the world, and even the menials of Mayfair lie long abed.}}
  • A person who has a subservient nature.