SENESCHAL

Seneschal

A seneschal was an officer in the houses of important nobles in the Middle Ages. 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 sénéchal was also a royal officer in charge of justice and control of the administration in southern provinces, equivalent to the northern French bailli. It is equivalent to the Slavonic title stolnik or the English steward.

The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Seneschal
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

seneschal

Noun

  1. A steward in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate.


The above text is a snippet from Wiktionary: seneschal
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

Need help with a clue?
Try your search in the crossword dictionary!