"mayor of the palace" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mayors of the palace [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Medieval Latin maior palātiī. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|ML.|maior palātiī}} Calque of Medieval Latin maior palātiī Head templates: {{en-noun|mayors of the palace}} mayor of the palace (plural mayors of the palace)
  1. (historical) In the Merovingian kingdoms, the king’s steward and, by the 7th century, de facto regent. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Heads of state Synonyms: mayor, steward, seneschal Translations (Frankish regent): hofmeier [masculine] (Dutch), maire (French), maior palatii (Latin), maer (Welsh)

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