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senescallus
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A quick definition of senescallus:
Senescallus: A fancy word that means the same thing as a steward. A senescallus used to be a special helper to a duke or other important person in France. They also helped manage a manor and sometimes even governed a city or province.
A more thorough explanation:
Definition: Senescallus (sen-uh-skal-uhs) is a term from Law Latin that means the same as seneschal.
Seneschal: Seneschal (sen-uh-shuhl) is a term from Law French that has several meanings:
- A French title of office, equivalent to a steward in England.
- The steward of a manor.
- An administrative or judicial officer, such as the governor of a city or province.
For example, a seneschal could be the person in charge of managing a noble's estate or the governor of a city.
The term senescallus is simply another way of referring to a seneschal, and it is used interchangeably with the term in legal contexts.