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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
seneschal /ˈsɛnɪʃ(ə)l/

▶noun

1 historical the steward or major-domo of a medieval great house.

2 chiefly historical a governor or other administrative or judicial officer.

– origin ME: from OFr., from med. L. seniscalus, from a Gmc compound of words meaning ‘old’ and ‘servant’.

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