Seneschal

[seniʃәl]

Definition

(n.) An officer in the houses of princes and dignitaries, in the Middle Ages, who had the superintendence of feasts and domestic ceremonies; a steward. Sometimes the seneschal had the dispensing of justice, and was given high military commands.

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Definition

n. a steward: a major-domo.—n. Sen′eschalship.

Editor: Roxanne