seneschal
A steward, particularly one in charge of a medieval nobleman's estateA steward, particularly (historical) one in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate.
» He was the last Arch Seneschal of the Holy Roman Empire.
Er war der letzte Erztruchsess des Heiligen Römischen Reiches.
Meaning
2 sensesA steward, particularly (historical) one in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate.
Seneschall
сенеша́льsenešálʹ
(historical)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.
- the chief steward or butler of a great household
Examples
2 sentencesHe was the last Arch Seneschal of the Holy Roman Empire.
deEr war der letzte Erztruchsess des Heiligen Römischen Reiches.
The seneschal gets his packets of dried hashish stems at those dear Serge and Sacha's place.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English seneschal (recorded in English since 1393), from Old French seneschal,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.
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Forms
plural: seneschalsSynonyms
2 synonyms- the chief steward or butler of a great household:major-domo