seneschalty
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From seneschal + -ty. In historical sense, under the influence of French sénéchaussée.
Noun
[edit]seneschalty (countable and uncountable, plural seneschalties)
- The office of seneschal.
- The term of office of a seneschal.
- The jurisdiction of a seneschal, particularly (historical) the district governed by a seneschal in Languedoc and Normandy in late medieval and early modern France.
Synonyms
[edit]- (office): seneschalship
- (term of office): seneschalship
Translations
[edit]The office of seneschal
The term of office of seneschal
The jurisdiction or district of a seneschal
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See also
[edit]- (equivalent districts in northern France) bailiwick