court musician; minstrel
Historical term for a musician serving at a court or noble household, especially in pre-modern Japan. Not used for modern musicians.
Court musicians in the Heian period performed gagaku at the imperial court.
Aconitum loczyanum; a species of monkshood
From Chinese 伶人 (língrén), meaning 'actor' or 'musician'. The character 伶 originally referred to a performer or musician in ancient China.