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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The office of seneschal. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   The term of office of a seneschal. countable, uncountable
3. 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. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

seneschalshipallybody politicbuffer statechieftaincycity state

Etymology

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

Related phrases

early modern

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