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Seneschal
Meaning
Noun
●
A
steward
,
particularly
(historical) one
in charge
of a
medieval
nobleman's estate.
●
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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Origin
seneschal
English
seneschal
Middle English (1100-1500)
seneschal
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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Etym
Synonyms
Steward
Seneskal
Majordomo
Mayor
Governor
Related
Gaoler
Jarl
Magisters
Vizier
Dark Elf
Knight Errant
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