seneschal

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

steward major-domo secretary guardian butler constable chamberlain councilman proctor abigail reeve foreman procurator alderman corregidor
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Antonyms

lord householder proprietress host master owner
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Hypernyms

servant retainer

Examples

Accompanied by William de Roches, his seneschal in Anjou, he swung his mercenary army rapidly south to protect her. Source: Internet

In Poitou the ex-provost of Benon, Peter Bertin, was made seneschal, and finally in Gascony the household official Helie de La Celle was picked for the seneschalship there. Source: Internet

Every local group is required to have a seneschal who reports to the kingdom's seneschal. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

senesce senescence senescent seneschalship seneschalty Senese