menial has definitions from the field of work
1
[ adjective ] used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

Synonyms

lowly humble

Used in print

(Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)

Early in the war it was not uncommon for planters ' sons to retain in camp Negro `` body_servants '' to perform the menial chores such_as cooking , foraging , cleaning the quarters , shining shoes , and laundering clothes .

Related terms

unskilled

2
[ noun ] (work) a domestic servant

Synonyms

dogsbody

Related terms

servant

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