seneschalty
seneschalty · seneschalties
The office of seneschalThe office of seneschal.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The office of seneschal.
(countable, uncountable)The term of office of a seneschal.
(countable, uncountable)The jurisdiction of a seneschal, particularly (historical) the district governed by a seneschal in Languedoc and Normandy in late medieval and early modern France.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From seneschal + -ty. In historical sense, under the influence of French sénéchaussée.From seneschal + -ty. In historical sense, under the influence of French sénéchaussée.
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Forms
plural: seneschaltiesSynonyms
1 synonymsterm of office:seneschalship
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbailiwick
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable