Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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seneschal

n. [Law French] Hist. 1. A French title of office, equivalent to a steward in England. ( A seneschal was originally a duke's lieutenant or a lieutenant to other dignities of the kingdom. 2. The steward of a manor. - Also termed senescallus.

super statuto facto pour seneschal et marshal de roy

n. [Law Latin] Hist. A writ to restrain the court of the Marshalsea from interfering in matters outside the court's jurisdiction.