Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Minion \Min"ion\, a. [See 2d {Minion}.]
   Fine; trim; dainty. [Obs.] ``Their . . . minion dancing.''
   --Fryth.

Minion \Min"ion\, n.
   Minimum. [Obs.] --Burton.

Minion \Min"ion\, n. [F. mignon, fr. OHG. minni love, G. minne;
   akin to E. mind. See {Mind}, and cf. {Mignonette}.]
   1. A loved one; one highly esteemed and favored; -- in a good
      sense. [Obs.]

            God's disciple and his dearest minion. --Sylvester.

            Is this the Athenian minion whom the world Voiced so
            regardfully?                          --Shak.

   2. An obsequious or servile dependent or agent of another; a
      fawning favorite. --Sir J. Davies.

            Go, rate thy minions, proud, insulting boy! --Shak.

   3. (Print.) A small kind of type, in size between brevier and
      nonpareil. [hand] This line is printed in minion type.

   4. An ancient form of ordnance, the caliber of which was
      about three inches. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.

Source : WordNet®

minion
     n : a servile or fawning dependant