minion

/ˈmɪnjən/

noun

1
The lowest limit.
“We need a minimum of three staff members on duty at all time.”
2
The smallest amount.
“He always tries to get away with doing the minimum.”
3
A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).
“The Maunder minimum of the Sun reportedly corresponded to a period of great cold on Earth.”
4
A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
5
The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.

1
A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
“The archvillain deployed his minions to simultaneously rob every bank in the city.”
2
A sycophantic follower.
3
A loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured.
4
An ancient form of ordnance with a calibre of about three inches.
5
The size of type between nonpareil and brevier, standardized as 7-point.

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