3325英語(yǔ)網(wǎng) 單詞
seneschal的意思
seneschal
英 ['sen??(?)l]
美 ['s?n?f?l]
- n. （中世紀(jì)貴族的）管家，總管
中文詞源
seneschal 王室管家，總管
sen-,年老，-schal,仆人，詞源同 marshal.
英文詞源
- 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).