[title] In Ancien Régime France, a menin (mənɛ̃) was one of six gentlemen who were particularly attached to the person of the dauphin. They were also known as gentilshommes de la manche. The word originates in the Portuguese word menino (masculine) or menina (feminine, as in the title of the Vélasquez painting Las Meninas), meaning sma...
Menin: see Menen, Belgium.
Type: Term Pronunciation: men′in Definitions: 1. Tumor suppressor gene product that is defective in multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 1 (MEN 1).