解释
- n. （中世纪贵族的）管家，总管
※ 提供单词"seneschal"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。
中文词源
seneschal 王室管家，总管
sen-,年老，-schal,仆人，词源同 marshal.
英文词源
- 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).