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seneschal

/sen-uh-shuhl/US // ˈsɛn ə ʃəl //UK // (ˈsɛnɪʃəl) //

元老院,元老院院长,元老级官员,元老级人物

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an officer having full charge of domestic arrangements, ceremonies, the administration of justice, etc., in the household of a medieval prince or dignitary; steward.

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Examples

  • The Seneschal leaned back, and was concerned to feel his pulses throbbing a shade too quickly.

  • His brows came together in a frown, from which the Seneschal argued that his suggestion was not well received.

  • He bowed, with a flourish of his plumed hat, and would with that have taken his departure but that the Seneschal stayed him.

  • At his desk sat his secretary, who had been a witness of the interview, lost in wonder almost as great as the Seneschal's own.

  • To the invitation to precede him she readily responded, and, with a bow to the Seneschal, she began to walk across the apartment.