Men"ial , n.
1. A domestic servant or retainer, esp. one of humble
rank; one employed in low or servile offices. 2.
A person of a servile
character or disposition.
Men"ial (?), a. [OE.
meneal, fr. meine, maine, household, OF. maisniée,
maisnie, LL. mansionaticum. See Mansion, and cf. Meine, n.,
Meiny.] 1. Belonging to a retinue or
train of servants; performing servile office; serving. Two menial dogs before their master pressed. Dryden.
2. Pertaining to servants, esp.
domestic servants; servile; low; mean. " Menial
offices." Swift.
Quotes From Classical Literature on 'menial'You can hear pronunciation of the quotes if you click on  . The sound files tend to be pretty big.
 can plainly distinguish the galloping of horses, the cries and
shouts of men, with straggling pistol- shots between, rolling
forwards to the Hall. The lady starts up-- a terrified menial
rushes in-- but why pursue such a description?
As living in this ideal world became daily more delectable to our
hero, interruption was disagreeable in proportion. The extensive
domain that surrounded the Hall, which, far exceeding the
existence; which we well understood was to be one of pure parade, for
no handkerchief of our quality was ever employed on any of the more
menial offices of the profession. We might occasionally brush a lady' s
cheek, or conceal a blush or a smile, but the usitatissimum had been left
behind us in the fields. The fiacre stopped at the door of a celebrated
perfumer, and the commissionaire, deeming us of too much value to be
left on a carriage seat, took us in her hand while she negotiated a small
affair with its mistress. This was our introduction to the pleasant
The highest possible poetic conception is that of a life
consecrated to a noble ideal. It may be unable to find expression
for itself except through humble, even menial services, or
through unselfish devotion whose silent song is audible to God
alone; yet such music as this might rise to heaven from every
young girl' s heart and character if she would set it free. In
such ways it was meant that the world should be filled with the
true poetry of womanhood.
company streets. This new phase of West Point life--
and its phases rapidly developed themselves-- was a
hard one indeed. The duties are menial , and very few
discharge them without some show of displeasure, and
often of temper. None are exempt. It is not hard work,
and yet every one objects to doing it. The third and
fourth classes, by regulations, are required to do the
policing. When I was a plebe, the plebes did it all.
" I didn' t know it," she said, with a faint smile. Then seeing
his burden, and possessed by a new and strange desire for some
menial employment, she said hurriedly, " Let me carry something--
do, please," and even tried to disencumber him.
Half annoyed, Low at last yielded, and handing his rifle said,
" There, then, take that; but be careful-- it' s loaded!"
and needs no commentary now. POST-MORTEM Waldemar, it is said,
was a Miller' s Man, " of the name of Jakob Rehback;" who used to be
about the real Waldemar in a menial capacity, and had some
resemblance to him. He showed signets, recounted experiences,
which had belonged to the real Waldemar. Many believed in his
pretension, and took arms to assert it; the Reich being in much
internal battle at the time; poor Kaiser Ludwig, with his Avignon
Popes and angry Kings Johann, wading in deep waters. Especially
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