| 释义 |
Definition of seneschal in English: seneschalnoun ˈsɛnɪʃ(ə)lˈsɛnəʃ(ə)l historical 1The steward or major-domo of a medieval great house. Example sentencesExamples - Originally purely a household officer, the task of the steward, or seneschal, was to place dishes on the royal table, but like many comparable offices it gathered other duties and rose in prestige.
- The seneschal began presumably by being the major-domo of the German barbarian princes who settled in the empire, and was therefore the predecessor of the mayors of the palace of the Merovingian kings.
- In the great medieval households of bygone days the Seneschal was in charge of the castle, estate or home.
2A governor or other administrative or judicial officer. Example sentencesExamples - To oversee his baillis and seneschals, Louis instituted enquêteurs, travelling inspectors-general who were authorized to investigate abuses by royal officials and redress grievances.
- ‘Death by hanging, your Majesty,’ the seneschal immediately responded, a grave tone to his rich voice.
- First, her identity as a knight is determined by her relation to Amoret, which has been secured by her martial victory over her rival and affirmed by the court's seneschal.
- The seneschals were much like baillis but they were given border territories that required frequent military action.
- A quick visit to the King's seneschal confirmed that he could indeed reclaim his men, and that they would be dispatched to the manor at Cosh that afternoon.
Origin Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin seniscalus, from a Germanic compound of words meaning 'old' and 'servant'. Definition of seneschal in US English: seneschalnounˈsɛnəʃ(ə)lˈsenəSH(ə)l historical 1The steward or major-domo of a medieval great house. Example sentencesExamples - The seneschal began presumably by being the major-domo of the German barbarian princes who settled in the empire, and was therefore the predecessor of the mayors of the palace of the Merovingian kings.
- Originally purely a household officer, the task of the steward, or seneschal, was to place dishes on the royal table, but like many comparable offices it gathered other duties and rose in prestige.
- In the great medieval households of bygone days the Seneschal was in charge of the castle, estate or home.
2A governor or other administrative or judicial officer. Example sentencesExamples - A quick visit to the King's seneschal confirmed that he could indeed reclaim his men, and that they would be dispatched to the manor at Cosh that afternoon.
- ‘Death by hanging, your Majesty,’ the seneschal immediately responded, a grave tone to his rich voice.
- First, her identity as a knight is determined by her relation to Amoret, which has been secured by her martial victory over her rival and affirmed by the court's seneschal.
- To oversee his baillis and seneschals, Louis instituted enquêteurs, travelling inspectors-general who were authorized to investigate abuses by royal officials and redress grievances.
- The seneschals were much like baillis but they were given border territories that required frequent military action.
Origin Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin seniscalus, from a Germanic compound of words meaning ‘old’ and ‘servant’. |