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seneschalship Hist.|ˈsɛnɪʃəlˌʃɪp|
Also 6 senshalship.
[f. seneschal + -ship.]
1. The office and functions of a seneschal.
1580Hollyband Treas. Fr. Tong, Seneschaussée, Seneschalship, or Stewardship. 1612Davies Why Ireland, etc. 278 Graunts of Captaine-shippes or Seneschal-shippes, in the Irish Countries. 1878Simpson Sch. Shaks. I. 57 The Seneschallship of Wexford..was worth but {pstlg}20 Irish a year.
†2. = seneschalsy 1. Obs.
1586T. B. La Primaud. Fr. Acad. i. 561 One citie and political communion, compounded of manie..Provostships, Bailiweekes, Senshalships [etc.]. 1741tr. D'Argens' Chinese Lett. vi. 35 A Man, who has lost his Cause before the Judges of the Bailywic, appeals to those of the Seneschalship. 1804tr. Picquenard's Zoflora II. 63 The tribunals of the seneschalships, and all the superior councils of the island. 1837W. F. Skene Highlanders II. v. 153 One branch possessed the seneschalship, and another branch the office of baillie of the Abthainrie of Dull. |