minstrelry means the art of minstrels. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From minstrel + -ry.
noun
- The art of minstrels.
- A simplified depiction of another culture, especially black African, for entertainment purposes, generally seen as offensive.“Possibly it was a tune of West African origin or, equally likely, a piece of mock-Ethiopian minstrelry composed by a white American.”