proper nounMĭnervalMINERVAL☆ KeepMeaninga gift in return for instructionLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879MINERVALLEWIS & SHORTMINERVALMĭnerval, ālis, n. Minerva, I. a gift in return for instruction (ante- and postclass.), Varr R. R. 3, 2, 18; Tert. Idol. 10.Read the whole entry