Definition of "menial" []

• Of or relating to work or a job regarded as servile. (adjective)
• Of, relating to, or appropriate for a servant. (adjective)
• A servant, especially a domestic servant. (noun)
• A person who has a servile or low nature. (noun)

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• "It is noteworthy that the Tahitian does not distinguish between what we call menial labor and other work."
• "Only as a menial is the Colored American to be seen – the Nation's deliberate and cowardly tribute to the Southern demand "to keep the Negro in his place.""
• "But even these numbers are misleading, as many of those on staff serve in menial jobs such as cooks or gardeners."