seneschalty

English

Etymology

From seneschal +‎ -ty. In historical sense, under the influence of French sénéchausée.

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

(office): seneschalship
(term of office): seneschalship

Translations

The office of seneschal

The term of office of seneschal

The jurisdiction or district of a seneschal

French: sénéchausée

See also

(equivalent districts in northern France) bailiwick

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