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seneschalty

seneschalty noun: the office of seneschal.

Noun

seneschalty (countable and uncountable, plural seneschalties)

  1. The office of seneschal.
  2. The term of office of a seneschal.
    Synonyms:
    seneschalship
  3. The jurisdiction of a seneschal, particularly (historical) the district governed by a seneschal in Languedoc and Normandy in late medieval and early modern France.

Synonyms of seneschalty

Forms of seneschalty

pluralseneschalties
alternative formseneschally
alternative formseneschalsy

Origin of seneschalty

From seneschal + -ty. In historical sense, under the influence of French sénéchaussée.

Questions about seneschalty

What does seneschalty mean?
Seneschalty means the office of seneschal.
What part of speech is seneschalty?
Seneschalty is a noun.
What is the plural of seneschalty?
The plural of seneschalty is seneschalties.

Words near seneschalty in the dictionary

  1. seneschalship
  2. seneschalships
  3. seneschalsies
  4. seneschalsy
  5. seneschalties
  6. seneschalty
  7. senescing
  8. Senese
  9. Seneses
  10. seneskal
  11. seneskals

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