Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Menial \Men"ial\, a. [OE. meneal, fr. meine, maine, household,
   OF. maisni['e]e, maisnie, LL. mansionaticum. See {Mansion},
   and cf. {Meine}, n., {Meiny}.]
   1. Belonging to a retinue or train of servants; performing
      servile office; serving.

            Two menial dogs before their master pressed.
                                                  --Dryden.

   2. Pertaining to servants, esp. domestic servants; servile;
      low; mean. `` Menial offices.'' --Swift.

Menial \Men"ial\, n.
   1. A domestic servant or retainer, esp. one of humble rank;
      one employed in low or servile offices.

   2. A person of a servile character or disposition.

Source : WordNet®

menial
     adj : used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) [syn: {humble},
            {lowly}]

menial
     n : a domestic servant [syn: {dogsbody}]