Definitions for seneschal

seneschal sen·e·schal

Spelling: [sen-uh-shuh l]
IPA: /ˈsɛn ə ʃəl/

Seneschal is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 339 anagrams from letters in seneschal (aceehlnss).

Definitions for seneschal

noun

  1. an officer having full charge of domestic arrangements, ceremonies, the administration of justice, etc., in the household of a medieval prince or dignitary; steward.

Origin of seneschal

1350-1400; Middle English Middle French Frankish; compare Medieval Latin seniscalcus senior servant, cognate with Old High German senescalh (sene- old, senior + sca

Examples for seneschal

"Truly-truly outrageous," sympathized the seneschal; yet he grinned.

It was the face of Mariani, the seneschal of the Castle of Cessna.

And there was in addition present the seneschal of Pagliano who is present here.

The office of seneschal in a province such as Dauphiny is helas!

The seneschal shrugged his shoulders, and chewed a second at his beard.

"Monsieur, these insults—" began the seneschal, summoning dignity to his aid.

It was from the seneschal of the Palace that I first heard that tragic news.

The castle is taken and on fire, the seneschal is slain, and there is nought left for us.

"He shall have four silver candlesticks," said the seneschal moodily.

"It is the seneschal of Toulouse, with his following," said Johnston, shading his eyes with his hand.

Word Value for seneschal
Scrable

0

Words with friends

16

Similar words for seneschal
Word of the day