The difference between Mayor and Seneschal
When used as nouns, mayor means the leader of a city, or a municipality, sometimes just a figurehead and sometimes a powerful position. in some countries, the mayor is elected by the citizens or by the city council, whereas seneschal means a steward, particularly one in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate.
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Mayor as a noun:
The leader of a city, or a municipality, sometimes just a figurehead and sometimes a powerful position. In some countries, the mayor is elected by the citizens or by the city council.
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Mayor as a noun (historical):
The steward of some royal courts, particularly in early Medieval France
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Seneschal as a noun (historical):
A steward, particularly one in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate.
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Seneschal as a noun (historical):
An officer of the crown in late medieval and early modern France who served as a kind of governor and chief justice of the royal court in Normandy and Languedoc.