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seneschal

noun
/ˈsɛnəʃəl/

Etymology

From Middle English seneschal (recorded in English since 1393), from Old French seneschal, from Medieval Latin siniscalcus, from Frankish *siniskalk, from Proto-Germanic *siniskalkaz, from Proto-Germanic *siniz (“senior”) + *skalkaz (“servant”); latter term as in marshal. As an officer of the French crown, via French sénéchal.

  1. derived from sénéchal
  2. derived from *siniz✻
  3. derived from *siniskalkaz✻
  4. derived from *siniskalk✻
  5. derived from siniscalcus
  6. derived from seneschal
  7. inherited from seneschal

Definitions

  1. A steward, particularly (historical) one in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate.

    • Beside stood seneschals, the appointed witnesses of the ensuing games.
    • […] so the very keenest seneskal can't see no sign […]

  2. An officer of the crown in late medieval and early modern France who served as a kind of…

    An officer of the crown in late medieval and early modern France who served as a kind of governor and chief justice of the royal court in Normandy and Languedoc.

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