English Explanatory Dictionary

seneschalty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The office of seneschal.
  2. The term of office of a seneschal.
  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.

Word forms

seneschalty seneschalties seneschally seneschalsy

Etymology

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

Synonyms

seneschalship

Related words

bailiwick
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