"seneschal" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛnɛstʃal/, /ˈsɛniʃal/, /ˈsɛnitʃal/, /ˈsɛniskal/ Forms: seneschals [plural]
Etymology: From Old French seneschal, from Medieval Latin siniscalcus, from Frankish *siniskalk, from Proto-Germanic *siniskalkaz. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|seneschal}} Old French seneschal, {{der|enm|ML.|siniscalcus}} Medieval Latin siniscalcus, {{der|enm|frk|*siniskalk}} Frankish *siniskalk, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*siniskalkaz}} Proto-Germanic *siniskalkaz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} seneschal, {{enm-noun|seneschals}} seneschal (plural seneschals)
  1. A steward in charge of a nobleman's estate. Categories (topical): Household
    Sense id: en-seneschal-enm-noun-g~XH0ni0 Disambiguation of Household: 60 40
  2. A viceroy; one governing in place of a ruler. Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-seneschal-enm-noun-WtdIXNOg Disambiguation of Occupations: 10 90 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 72
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɛnɛstʃal/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɛniʃal/"
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    "Middle English terms derived from Medieval Latin",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
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    "Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "A steward in charge of a nobleman's estate."
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɛniʃal/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɛnitʃal/"
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "senceall"
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    },
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    }
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