seneschal – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
seneschal
n.
manager of the domestic and administrative affairs of a medieval estate, steward
Seneschal
A
seneschal was an administrative officer in the houses of important nobles in the
Middle Ages and
early Modern period, equivalent to a
steward or
stolnik. In a medieval noble household a seneschal was in charge of domestic arrangements and the administration of servants. In the French administrative system of the Middle Ages, the seneschal was also a royal officer in charge of justice and control of the administration in southern provinces, equivalent to the northern French
bailiff ().
seneschal
Noun
1. the chief steward or butler of a great household
(synonym) major-domo
(hypernym) servant, retainer
Seneschal
(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Seneschal
Lord’s representative in the administration of an estate, presiding at manorial
courts , auditing accounts, conduct inquests, and the like. Within the
SCA , the seneschal is the chief administrative officer for a
shire or college. In a barony or larger unit, they serve under the
baron ,
prince or
king , depending upon the size for a region, responsible for the day to day administration and non-executive issues.
