seneschal

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These judges, besides, these bailiffs, these provosts, these seneschals, and all these officers of the king or of the great suzerains, formed before long a numerous and powerful class.

From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 by Black, Robert

Many other dames and princesses, besides a troop of knights, seneschals and palace dignitaries on horseback, pages, lackeys and Swiss Guards on foot marched beside the Queen.

From The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by Sue, Eug?ne

On either side of the young prince rode the two seneschals of Aquitaine, Sir Guiscard d'Angle and Sir Stephen Cossington, the one bearing the banner of the province and the other that of Saint George.

From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

There were the bailiffs and seneschals, whose actual powers had quite disappeared, but whose offices served to complicate matters.

From A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. by Hayes, Carlton J. H.

The ineptitude which characterised all Edward's subordinates was particularly conspicuous among his Gascon seneschals and their subordinates.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William