Medieval History Term of the Week: Seneschal
Seneschal
[sen-uh-shuhl]
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Gothic sineigs old and to Old High German scalc servant
1) Manager of an estate or a household.
(Gies, Joseph and Francis. Life in a Medieval Castle, 231)
2) Steward or chief officer of lord.
(Frame, Robin. Colonial Ireland, 1169-1369, 144)
*term definitions retrieved from Netserf’s Medieval Glossary (http://www.netserf.org/Glossary)
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval Glossary, Medieval History on July 18th, 2008
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