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seneschal

Syllables: sen·e·schal/ˈsɛnəʃəl/

seneschal noun: a steward, particularly (historical) one in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate.

Noun

seneschal (plural seneschals)

  1. A steward, particularly (historical) one in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate.
    • Beside stood seneschals, the appointed witnesses of the ensuing games.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 131
    • […] so the very keenest seneskal can't see no sign […]1884 December 10, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter 35, in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade) […], London: Chatto & Windus, […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    steward
  2. (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.

seneschal meaning in Tamil

seneschal in Tamil

இடைக்கால வழக்கில் மாளிகைக் காவலர்

Synonyms of seneschal

Forms of seneschal

pluralseneschals
alternative form (dated, rare)seneskal

Origin of 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.

Words formed from seneschal

Questions about seneschal

What does seneschal mean?
Seneschal means a steward, particularly (historical) one in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate.
What is seneschal in Tamil?
Seneschal in Tamil is இடைக்கால வழக்கில் மாளிகைக் காவலர். See Seneschal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is seneschal?
Seneschal is a noun.
How do you pronounce seneschal?
Seneschal is pronounced /ˈsɛnəʃəl/.
What is the plural of seneschal?
The plural of seneschal is seneschals.

Words near seneschal in the dictionary

  1. senesced
  2. senescence
  3. senescences
  4. senescent
  5. senesces
  6. seneschal
  7. seneschallies
  8. seneschally
  9. seneschals
  10. seneschalship
  11. seneschalships

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