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Medieval Seneschal Seneschal  ˈsεnɪʃəl]  N  Steward Household Prince

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[ˈsεnɪʃəl] 

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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