seneschalty

English

Etymology

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

Noun

seneschalty (countable and uncountable, plural seneschalties)

1. The office of seneschal.
2. The term of office of a seneschal.
3. 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