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English
Etymology
From seneschal + -ty. In historical sense, under the influence of French sénéchaussée.
Noun
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
Translations
The term of office of seneschal
The jurisdiction or district of a seneschal
See also
- (equivalent districts in northern France) bailiwick