But, lobsters and lollipops! it is a good thing the seneschal was a pompous fool. From Wordnik.com. [Prince Caspian]
Whereupon the queen called the seneschal and asked him who bawled so loud, and what was the occasion of the uproar. From Wordnik.com. [The Decameron, Volume II] Reference
They have raised concern at the power that continues to be wielded by unelected officials, including the island's judge, the "seneschal". From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
"With the Argivians?" hiccoughed the seneschal. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
The seneschal looked much as he had on her betrothal day. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
Kayla thought that the seneschal might evaporate entirely. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
"A trick," said the seneschal, and held out the bags of gold. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortress of the Pearl]
The council consisted of the queen, the seneschal, the. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
That Palatinate was then governed by a seneschal or "senscal.". From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 192, July 2, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc] Reference
Similarly Kay, Arthur's seneschal, carries off the boy from Ivor. From Wordnik.com. [The Relation of the Hrolfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarimur to Beowulf A Contribution To The History Of Saga Development In England And The Scandinavian Countries] Reference
The seneschal moved to the warlord's side and spoke in a low voice. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
Sir Ector asked that Sir Kay might be seneschal when Arthur was king. From Wordnik.com. [How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell] Reference
Greatly there I loved a knight, named Eliduc, the seneschal of my sire. From Wordnik.com. [French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France] Reference
Ortwin, seneschal unto the king; Sindolt was cupbearer, a chosen knight. From Wordnik.com. [The Nibelungenlied] Reference
He handed them to the seneschal, who in turn handed them to the warlord. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
The seneschal had dropped his bags of gold and was shaken by his weeping. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortress of the Pearl]
On the right side were the Captain of the Guards and the seneschal. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
"Another tribe besides the Tomakul?" asked the seneschal nervously. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
"T-T-The Argivians have the same problem," stammered the seneschal. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
He caused surgeons to bleed him for his health, and the seneschal with him. From Wordnik.com. [French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France] Reference
This seneschal was married to a wife, by whom great evil came upon the land. From Wordnik.com. [French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France] Reference
When the King saw the seneschal he had no thought but to hide his dishonour. From Wordnik.com. [French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France] Reference
The constable supported one side of the throne, and the seneschal the other. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 564, September 1, 1832] Reference
"There's a body, my lord, washed ashore in the lower creek," said the seneschal. From Wordnik.com. [Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers] Reference
The seneschal bowed low as he left the room and the Baron went on with his oysters. From Wordnik.com. [Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers] Reference
The seneschal sniffed, "At least it will show him that others have good ideas.". From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
Bessie carried the keys: she was châtelaine, seneschal and cicerone, all rolled in one. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875] Reference
If the matter came to the ears of the seneschal, he ought not to think too hardly of me. From Wordnik.com. [French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France] Reference
After reading and explaining the terms of the royal clemency, the seneschal turned to the. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)] Reference
"And you did allow him to try," said the seneschal, gathering strength as he spoke. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
She is the wife of my seneschal, and it is my duty to keep the same love and faith to him as. From Wordnik.com. [French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France] Reference
His father, James Curran, was seneschal of the manor, and possessed of a very moderate income. From Wordnik.com. [Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell] Reference
The seneschal ran at her, swinging the heavy bags, the salver falling to the floor with a clang. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortress of the Pearl]
Behind her came the squeak of the heavy-timbered door, and the seneschal poked his head back in. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
He fought in Normandy in 1450-1451, and became seneschal of the province after the death of Agnes. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
He wept as the seneschal of the Court of the Pearl had wept; he wept in relief and he wept in joy. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortress of the Pearl]
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