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castellan
- /ˈkæstələn/
- /ˈkæstɪlən/
Where it comes from
From Middle English castelain, from Old French castelain (compare modern châtelain), from Latin castellanus (“pertaining to a castle, an occupant of a castle, or a governor of a castle”), from castellum castle, citadel, diminutive of castrum fortified place. See castle. By surface analysis, Old French castel + -an and castle + -an. Doublet of Castilian, castellano, castellanus, and chatelain /chatelaine.
noun castellans
- A feudal lord with a fortified manor.
- The governor or caretaker entrusted to oversee a castle or keep for its lord. The inferior secular senators are ninety-two, containing the ten crown-officers, and eighty-two castellans. The latter are again divided into thirty-three great castellans, and forty-nine little castellans.
Similar: chatelain
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noun
Similar: chatelain
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noun governor or caretaker of a castle or keep
| Español | castellano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 성주 seongju |
| 日本語 | 城主 jōshu |
| 中文 | 城主 chéngzhǔ |
| Português | castelão |
| Français | châtelain |
| Deutsch | Kastellan |
| Italiano | castellano |
| Ελληνικά | καστελάνος kastelános, πυργοδεσπότης pyrgodespótis |
| Română | castelan |
| Русский | кастеля́н kastelján |
| العربية | حَاكِم قَلْعَة ḥākim qalʕa, حَاكِم قِلْعَة ḥākim qilʕa |
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title = {castellan},
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