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seneschalty

noun

Etymology

From seneschal + -ty. In historical sense, under the influence of French sénéchaussée.

  1. derived from sénéchaussée

Definitions

  1. The office of seneschal.

  2. The term of office of a seneschal.

  3. The jurisdiction of a seneschal, particularly (historical) the district governed by a…

    The jurisdiction of a seneschal, particularly (historical) the district governed by a seneschal in Languedoc and Normandy in late medieval and early modern France.

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