seneschal
pronunciation
How to pronounce seneschal in British English:
UK ['senɪʃəl]
How to pronounce seneschal in American English:
US ['senəʃəl]
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- Noun:
- the chief steward or butler of a great household
Word Origin
- seneschal (n.)
- late 14c., "steward, majordomo, officer in a royal household in charge of ceremonies and feasts," from Old French seneschal, title of a high administrative court officer, from Frankish Latin siniscalcus, from Proto-Germanic *sini-skalk "senior servant;" first element cognate with Latin senex "old" (see senile); second element from Proto-Germanic *skalkoz "servant" (cognates: Gothic skalks, Old High German scalc, Old English scealc "servant;" see second element of marshal).
Example
- 1. The book introduces his life from his childhood , jackie chan 's father was a chef who works in the embassy of french , and by the way , his mother was a seneschal .