MEANING
A high steward responsible for managing a medieval noble's household or estate.
Use it for
estate management; household power; logistical politicsShow the administrator who makes a grand household function.
Words that belong together
- royal seneschal
- appoint a seneschal
- seneschal's accounts
On the page
The seneschal could feed an army but not satisfy the duchess.
Every complaint reached the seneschal before it reached the throne.
She discovered that the seneschal had paid the guards from his own purse.
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Word forms
- Base
- seneschal
Usage notes
Primary category: fantasy. Scope varied by place and period, sometimes including judicial duties; more than a servant tending one room. Noun: seneschal; plural seneschals.
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