2. A small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial; a manuscript written in such letters. — a.
Defn: Of the size and style of minuscules; written in minuscules.
These minuscule letters are cursive forms of the earlier uncials. I.
Taylor (The Alphabet).
MINUTARY
Min"u*ta*ry, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or consisting of, minutes. [Obs.] Fuller.
MINUTE Min"ute, n. Etym: [LL. minuta a small portion, small coin, fr. L. minutus small: cf. F. minute. See 4th Minute.]
1. The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 m.) Four minutes, that is to say, minutes of an hour. Chaucer.
2. The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus (`); as, 10º 20`.)
3. A nautical or a geographic mile.
4. A coin; a half farthing. [Obs.] Wyclif (Mark xii. 42)
5. A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a tittle. [Obs.] Minutes and circumstances of his passion. Jer. Taylor.