† ˈminionly,adv.Obs. [f. minion n.1and a. + -ly2.] In a ‘minion’ manner; delicately, elegantly. 1539Taverner Erasm. Prov. (1545) 100 At Athens he wolde..liue mynionly and elegantly.1633J. Done Hist. Septuagint 171 A house..very stately and minionly decked and trimmed.