The story
- Old French · derived frommenu vair“squirrel, squirrel fur”
- English todayminiver
From Old French menu vair (“squirrel, squirrel fur”), from menu (“small”) + vair (“a type of fur”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
miniver
Today it means: A light gray or white fur used to trim the robes of judges or state executives, also used in medieval times. Full definition →
Old French menu vair