# seneschalty

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The office of seneschal.
2. The term of office of a seneschal.
3. The jurisdiction of a seneschal, particularly (historical) the district governed by a seneschal in Languedoc and Normandy in late medieval and early modern France.

## Etymology
From seneschal + -ty. In historical sense, under the influence of French sénéchaussée.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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