seneschalk

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === seneschaal, seneschael, seneschalck (obsolete) seneschal (archaic) === Etymology === From Middle Dutch seneschal, seneschael, either via Old French seneschal or directly from Latin siniscalcus, from Proto-Germanic *siniz (“old”) + *skalkaz (“knight, servant”), with its final element being influenced by its cognate native Dutch schalk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈseː.nəˌsxɑlk/ Hyphenation: se‧ne‧schalk === Noun === seneschalk m (plural seneschalken, diminutive seneschalkje n) seneschal (steward of a nobleman) 1740, Christiaan van Lom, Beschryving der Stad Lier in Brabant, Gerard Block (publ.), pages 192 and 193. 1870, H. Martin, Levensbeelden en verscheidenheden uit de groote wereld en de badplaatsen, publ. by J. M. E. Meijer, pages 9 and 10. 1890, Kempisch museum, publ. by J. Splichal, page 203. 2006, Jan Hosten, De tempeliers. De tempelorde tijdens de kruistochten en in de Lage Landen, Pearson (2nd edition, same year), →ISBN, page 205. seneschal (French steward, magistrate and governor) ==== Related terms ==== maarschalk schalk