seneschal
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seneschal
- /ˈsɛnəʃəl/
Where it comes from
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.
noun seneschals · seneskal
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A steward, particularly (historical) one in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate.
Beside stood seneschals, the appointed witnesses of the ensuing games.
Similar: steward
- 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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noun steward in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate
| Español | senescal |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 皇室總管 /皇室总管 |
| Português | senescal |
| Français | sénéchal |
| Deutsch | Seneschall |
| Русский | сенеша́ль senešálʹ |
Talk about this word "seneschal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/seneschal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. seneschal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/seneschal "seneschal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/seneschal.Cite this
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title = {seneschal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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