Seneschal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsɛnəʃəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Seneschal is a noun meaning A steward, particularly (historical) one in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate.
Meaning
A steward, particularly (historical) one in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate.
More Meanings
- (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.
Example Sentences
[…] so the very keenest seneskal can't see no sign […]
Beside stood seneschals, the appointed witnesses of the ensuing games.
It was in the queer little Church of Vera Cruz, beneath the castle, that the Knights Templar performed their secret rites of chivalry, standing vigil over their arms all night, in all the mysterious splendour of seneschal, gonfalon, and accolade.
Word Forms
- seneschals
- seneskal
Synonyms for seneschal
Depending on context, synonyms include steward, major-domo.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include major-domo, seneschalty, seneskal, seneschalship, steward, seneschalsy.
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