MINSTRELSY

Min″strel‐sy (?), n. 1. 1. The arts and occupation of minstrels; the singing and playing of a minstrel.
2. 2. Musical instruments. Chaucer.
3. 3. A collective body of minstrels, or musicians; also, a collective body of minstrels' songs. Chaucer. “The minstrelsy of heaven.” Milton.