Front | seneschal |
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Back | seneschal [ˈsεnɪʃəl] n 1) a steward of the household of a medieval prince or nobleman who took charge of domestic arrangements, etc 2) Brit a cathedral official • Etymology: C14 from Old French, from Medieval Latin siniscalcus, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German senescalh oldest servant, from sene- old + scalh a servant |
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