"seneschal" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛnəʃəl/ Forms: seneschals [plural]
enPR: sĕnʹə-shəl Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|seneschal}} Middle English seneschal, {{der|en|fro|seneschal}} Old French seneschal, {{der|en|ML.|siniscalcus}} Medieval Latin siniscalcus, {{der|en|frk|*siniskalk}} Frankish *siniskalk, {{der|en|gem-pro|*siniskalkaz}} Proto-Germanic *siniskalkaz, {{der|en|gem-pro|*siniz||senior}} Proto-Germanic *siniz (“senior”), {{m|gem-pro|*skalkaz||servant}} *skalkaz (“servant”), {{m|en|marshal}} marshal, {{der|en|fr|sénéchal}} French sénéchal Head templates: {{en-noun}} seneschal (plural seneschals)
  1. A steward, particularly (historical) one in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate. Synonyms (steward): steward Translations (steward in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate): сенеша́л (senešál) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 皇室總管 (Chinese Mandarin), 皇室总管 (Chinese Mandarin), sénéchal (French), seneshalo (Ido), dapifer [common-gender] (Latin), սենեսկալ (seneskal) (Middle Armenian), seneschal (Middle English), senescal [masculine] (Portuguese), сенеша́ль (senešálʹ) [masculine] (Russian), senescal [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-seneschal-en-noun-pL3F9X~Y Disambiguation of 'steward': 100 0 Disambiguation of "steward in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate": 84 16
  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. Tags: historical Derived forms (office, term, purview): seneschalty Related terms (equivalent medieval office in northern France): bailiff
    Sense id: en-seneschal-en-noun-eXolRrRz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of 'office, term, purview': 24 76 Disambiguation of 'equivalent medieval office in northern France': 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: seneskal (english: dated or rare) Derived forms (office, term): seneschalship
Disambiguation of 'office, term': 0 100

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