Noun

1. A loyal servant of another, usually more powerful being.

   The archvillain deployed his minions to simultaneously rob every bank in the city.

2. A sycophantic follower
3. An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above angels and below thrones.

Synonyms

• (loyal servant): disciple, follower, henchman, stooge, toady

Adjective

1. Favoured, beloved; "pet".
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, vol. 1 p. 148:

     These favours, with the commodities that follow minion Courtiers, corrupt [...] his libertie, and dazle his judgement.